How rare is the name Candelaria?

6,609 people in the United States have the first name Candelaria, about 1 in 45,700. It ranks #3,244 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

CANDELARIA

#3,244

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
6,609
About
1 in 45,700
This common or more
82%
Who bears it

Of the 6,609 people named Candelaria, 95.2% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 1.1% as White. 99.4% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Candelaria peaked in 1929, when 49 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
18932025
Peak year
1929
Births that year
49
In 2025*
28 ▼43%
Recorded as
almost entirely female

At least 2,558 babies have been given the name since 1893. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Candelaria by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1920s, when it ranked #2,564. The largest share of babies named Candelaria, 17.9%, were born between 1997 and 2012, as Generation Z.

1890s#2,96218
1900s#2,59654
1910s#3,257146
1920s#2,564320
1930s#3,096202
1940s#3,599180
1950s#5,032131
1960s#6,108111
1970s#5,300203
1980s#5,592243
1990s#6,056299
2000s#7,329316
2010s#11,117187
2020s#9,006148
Before 19011%
Greatest Generation 1901–2716.9%
Silent Generation 1928–4515.3%
Baby boom 1946–649.8%
Generation X 1965–8011.5%
Millennials 1981–9616.5%
Generation Z 1997–1217.9%
2013 and later11.1%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Candelaria is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Candelaria has been most common in New Mexico (11×), Texas (7.1×), and California (3.4×), and least common in Florida (0.64×).

1,361 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Either side of Candelaria

#3,242 Effie · 6,614#3,243 Harriett · 6,611#3,245 Amaris · 6,601#3,245 Shanon · 6,601

Spelled almost the same

One first name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Candelaria, most common first.

#4,612 Candelario · 3,981

Also a last name

As a last name, Candelaria ranks #4,144 of 156,621, with 8,299 people. See Candelaria as a last name

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