Girls' name · since 2002
Candela
77 babies named Candela in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,011 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
77 girls have been named Candela since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Candela recorded 77 times among girls since 2002, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2023.
- #30,011 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 77 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Candela ranks #30,011 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #30,011 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Candela's 77 recorded births place it above 58.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Candela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Candela's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Candela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2023
- Peak year (2005)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Candela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (55 births, 71% of the file).
2000s was Candela's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Candela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
55 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 55 births (71% of all-time use).
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- Candela's decade-level peak was the 2000s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Candela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Candela draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.