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girls' name ★ peaked 1929

Candelaria

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,789 Trend ↑ Rising 10%
Rank 2025
#4,789
among girls · ↑394 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
28
named Candelaria · +12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 57,402
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1929
49 babies
All-time total
2,558
#3,981 all-time among girls
First recorded
1893
in Social Security records

Candelaria popularity over time

2,558 babies have been named Candelaria since 1893, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1929Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 18 2 – #1,192
1900s 54 5 +200% #1,227
1910s 146 15 +170% #1,533
1920s 320 32 +119% #1,044
1930s 202 20 -37% #1,197
1940s 180 18 -11% #1,748
1950s 131 13 -27% #2,194
1960s 111 11 -15% #3,051
1970s 203 20 +83% #2,819
1980s 243 24 +20% #2,778
1990s 299 30 +23% #3,042
2000s 316 32 +6% #3,608
2010s 187 19 -41% #5,169
2020s (to 2025) 148 25 +32% #4,608

Where Candelaria is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 29 0.02 outside top 500
2027 30 0.02 outside top 500
2028 30 0.02 outside top 500
2029 31 0.02 outside top 500
2030 31 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Candelaria

Candelaria is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,789 in 2025 with 28 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1893, 2,558 American babies have been named Candelaria. Its peak came in 1929, when 49 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Candelaria stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Candelaria?

The median living Candelaria is about 33 years old; half are between 19 and 52. An estimated 1,800 people named Candelaria are alive in the United States today.

median 33 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Candelaria year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 28 #4,789
2024 25 #5,183
2023 21 #5,794
2022 30 #4,608
2021 22 #5,603
2020 22 #5,515
2019 21 #5,832
2018 23 #5,490
2017 14 #7,931
2016 14 #8,072
2015 17 #7,038
2014 22 #5,831
2013 26 #5,169
2012 22 #5,940
2011 16 #7,502
2010 12 #9,344
2009 22 #6,150
2008 32 #4,672
2007 34 #4,395
2006 28 #4,982
2005 31 #4,395
2004 40 #3,641
2003 33 #4,048
2002 37 #3,608
2001 29 #4,231
2000 30 #4,094
1995 30 #3,598
1990 27 #3,823
1985 19 #4,150
1980 29 #3,008
1975 26 #2,819
1970 14 #4,060
1965 8 #4,876
1960 11 #3,942
1955 8 #4,413
1950 20 #2,194
1945 19 #1,944
1940 12 #2,441
1935 20 #1,729
1930 39 #1,197
1925 34 #1,381
1920 35 #1,314
1915 21 #1,627
1910 5 #2,462
1905 – –
1900 7 #1,592
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Candelaria, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Candelaria?

The median living Candelaria is about 33 years old. Half of all living Candelarias are between 19 and 52 years old.

How many people named Candelaria are alive today?

An estimated 1,800 people named Candelaria are alive in the United States, based on 2,558 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Candelaria in 2025?

Candelaria ranked #4,789 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 28 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Candelaria?

2,558 babies have been named Candelaria in the United States since 1893, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Candelaria most popular?

Candelaria peaked in 1929, when 49 newborns received the name.

Is Candelaria a boy or girl name?

Candelaria is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Candelaria rising or falling?

Candelaria is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Candelaria become more popular?

Candelaria is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 31 girls named Candelaria in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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