How Many People Are Named Candelaria?
people named Candelaria are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 198,021 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,558 babies named Candelaria in Social Security records from 1893 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
49 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "Candlemas" in Spanish, ultimately derived from Spanish candela "candle". This name is given in honour of the church festival of Candlemas, which commemorates the presentation of Christ in the temple and the purification of the Virgin Mary.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Candelaria in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Candelaria alive today is about 37 years old, and 44% are under 30. Half of them were between 19 and 51 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Candelaria first appears in the records in 1893 and was given most often in 1929, to 49 babies. In 2025, 28 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1893 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Candelaria has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,044, in 1929. In 2025 it ranked #4,788.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,788 |
| Best rank | #1,044 (1929) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,414 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Candelaria alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Candelaria were born in California than in any other state: about 416 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Candelaria was given 11.7 times as often in New Mexico, 7.7 times in Texas and 4 times in California.
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