Candelaria
Candelaria was the 4789th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1929, when it ranked 1044th with 49 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,249 places. More babies were named Candelaria in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,789 girls, up 726 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192949 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,558babies recorded
Candelaria popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,789 | 28 |
| 2020 | #5,515 | 22 |
| 2010 | #9,344 | 12 |
| 2000 | #4,094 | 30 |
| 1990 | #3,823 | 27 |
| 1980 | #3,008 | 29 |
| 1970 | #4,060 | 14 |
| 1960 | #3,942 | 11 |
| 1950 | #2,194 | 20 |
| 1940 | #2,441 | 12 |
| 1930 | #1,197 | 39 |
| 1920 | #1,314 | 35 |
| 1910 | #2,462 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,592 | 7 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Candelaria, counting every spelling?
Candelaria has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Candelaria?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Candelaria (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Candelaria born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Candelaria.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Candelaria?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Candelaria are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 20 and 52. That makes Candelaria mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Candelaria by state
How common Candelaria was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Candelaria
How popular is the name Candelaria?
Candelaria was the 4789th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1929, when it ranked 1044th with 49 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,249 places. More babies were named Candelaria in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Candelaria a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Candelaria in the US.
Where is Candelaria most popular?
In 2021–2025, Candelaria was most common in Alabama (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Georgia.