Candelario
Candelario was the 7277th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1945, when it ranked 1125th; the most babies were born in 1929 (38). Over the last ten years it has moved up 299 places. More babies were named Candelario in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,277 boys, up 3,552 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192938 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,319babies recorded
Candelario popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,277 | 11 |
| 2020 | #10,829 | 6 |
| 2010 | #7,150 | 11 |
| 2000 | #3,786 | 21 |
| 1990 | #2,876 | 22 |
| 1980 | #1,597 | 37 |
| 1970 | #1,523 | 31 |
| 1960 | #2,900 | 9 |
| 1950 | #1,471 | 25 |
| 1940 | #1,338 | 25 |
| 1930 | #1,466 | 25 |
| 1920 | #1,302 | 31 |
| 1910 | #1,443 | 6 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Candelario, counting every spelling?
Candelario has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Candelario?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Candelario (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Candelario 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 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Candelario.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Candelario?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Candelario are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 30 and 64. That makes Candelario 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.
Candelario by state
How common Candelario was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys 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 Candelario
How popular is the name Candelario?
Candelario was the 7277th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1945, when it ranked 1125th; the most babies were born in 1929 (38). Over the last ten years it has moved up 299 places. More babies were named Candelario in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Candelario a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Candelario in the US.
Where is Candelario most popular?
In 2021–2025, Candelario was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).