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

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Metric Candelario Canaan
Current Rank Unranked #1084
Total Births (all years) 2,319 5,843
Peak Year 1929 2016
Peak Year Births 38 385
Peak Decade 1920s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1907 1973

Births by Decade

Decade Candelario Canaan
1900s 5 -
1910s 82 -
1920s 269 -
1930s 231 -
1940s 260 -
1950s 267 -
1960s 188 -
1970s 263 82
1980s 241 217
1990s 238 635
2000s 157 1,257
2010s 85 2,346
2020s 33 1,306

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 - 201
2025 11 212

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, 1907–2025.

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