Candelario vs Canaan

Side-by-side comparison of Candelario and Canaan — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Candelario

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Name B

Canaan

Boy name · Rank #1089

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Metric Candelario Canaan
Current Rank Unranked #1089
Total Births (all years) 2,308 5,629
Peak Year 1929 2016
Peak Year Births 38 385
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1907 1973

Births by Decade

Decade Candelario Canaan
1900ss 5 —
1910ss 82 —
1920ss 269 —
1930ss 231 —
1940ss 260 —
1950ss 267 —
1960ss 188 —
1970ss 263 82
1980ss 241 217
1990ss 238 635
2000ss 157 1,257
2010ss 85 2,346
2020ss 22 1,092

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Candelario Canaan
2014 12 180
2015 10 285
2016 9 385
2017 — 318
2018 10 270
2019 — 265
2020 6 231
2021 — 236
2022 9 236
2023 7 190
2024 — 199

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1907–2023.

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