Girls' name · since 1972
Candle
Candle has 24 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #43,501 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Candle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 24 have been recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Candle recorded 24 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1981.
- #43,501 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 24 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Candle ranks #43,501 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #43,501 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Candle's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Candle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Candle's full recorded timeline at 1979, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Candle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1981
- Peak year (1977)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Candle by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (19 births, 79% of the file).
1970s was Candle's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Candle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 19 births (79% of all-time use).
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What to do with Candle's data
- Candle's decade-level peak was the 1970s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Candle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1972–1981 (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 Candle 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.