Girls' name · since 1893
Candelaria
2,558 babies named Candelaria in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,981 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,767 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,558
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
2,558 babies have been named Candelaria since 1893, making it today's #4767 girls' name.
Candelaria has 2,558 recorded births among girls since 1893, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4767 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.
- #3,981 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,767 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,558 born since 1893
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Candelaria ranks #3,981 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,767 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,558 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,981 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,767 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,558
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Candelaria's 2,558 recorded births place it above 94.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Candelaria compares
2,558 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Candelaria's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Candelaria | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,558 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 21 | 19,840 |
Candelaria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Candelaria's full recorded timeline at 1963, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1894, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1929 peak of 49 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Candelaria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025
- Peak year (1929)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Candelaria by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (320 births, 13% of the file).
1920s was Candelaria's strongest decade.
320 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Candelaria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 18
1890s
18 births
- 1900s 54
1900s
54 births
- 1910s
1910s
146 births
- 1920s
1920s
320 births
- 1930s
1930s
202 births
- 1940s
1940s
180 births
- 1950s
1950s
131 births
- 1960s 111
1960s
111 births
- 1970s
1970s
203 births
- 1980s
1980s
243 births
- 1990s
1990s
299 births
- 2000s
2000s
316 births
- 2010s
2010s
187 births
- 2020s
2020s
148 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 320 births (13% of all-time use).
How Candelaria compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Candelaria's total volume
Candelaria by state
Where Candelaria concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 742 | 29.0% |
| #2 | California | | 464 | 18.1% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 79 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 30 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 21 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 19 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.2% |
742 of 2,558 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Candelaria's data
- Candelaria's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (320 total births) through the 2020s (148) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Candelarias (742 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Candelaria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~132 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, 1893–2025 (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 Candelaria 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.