Candelaria

Recorded 1893–2025 · United States

Candelaria was most popular in 1929, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,908 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,252, with 28 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,558 people named Candelaria.

Most popular in1929

Rank that year#1,908

Births that year49

Total since 18802,558

Given to100% girls

Candelaria over time

Births per year. The dot marks Candelaria’s peak in 1929. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Candelaria a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Candelaria is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,558 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Candelaria

Where Candelaria is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org