How rare is the name Candelario?

3,981 people in the United States have the first name Candelario, about 1 in 75,868. It ranks #4,612 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

first name

CANDELARIO

#4,612

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
3,981
About
1 in 75,868
This common or more
84.3%
Who bears it

Of the 3,981 people named Candelario, 98% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino. 99.3% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Candelario peaked in 1929, when 38 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19072025
Peak year
1929
Births that year
38
In 2025*
11 ▼71%
Recorded as
almost entirely male

At least 2,319 babies have been given the name since 1907. 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.

Candelario by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1930s, when it ranked #2,838. The largest share of babies named Candelario, 19.9%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).

1900s#4,9315
1910s#4,62882
1920s#2,861269
1930s#2,838231
1940s#2,919260
1950s#3,384267
1960s#4,545188
1970s#4,502263
1980s#5,621241
1990s#7,149238
2000s#12,016157
2010s#18,55985
2020s#22,17133
Greatest Generation 1901–2712.4%
Silent Generation 1928–4519.5%
Baby boom 1946–6419.9%
Generation X 1965–8017.3%
Millennials 1981–9616.3%
Generation Z 1997–1211%
2013 and later3.6%

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 Candelario is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Candelario has been most common in Texas (9.7×), New Mexico (4×), and California (2.2×), and least common in California (2.2×).

1,575 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.

Exactly as common as Candelario

1 other first name also has 3,981 people.

#4,612 Sima · 3,981

Either side of Candelario

#4,609 Rashida · 3,989#4,611 Prudence · 3,983#4,612 Sima · 3,981#4,614 China · 3,979

Spelled almost the same

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

#3,244 Candelaria · 6,609

Also a last name

As a last name, Candelario ranks #6,271 of 156,621, with 5,220 people. See Candelario as a last name

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