How Many People Are Named Candelaria?
An estimated 1,618 people in the United States have the first name Candelaria. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Candelaria peaked in popularity in 1929 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Candelaria as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Candelaria paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,618
About 1 in 211,838 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1929
49 births
Total Registered
2,530
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Candelaria
Candelaria is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,530 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Candelaria as a female name
Ranked #5,165 in 2024
25 female births in 2024
Peak: 1929 (49 births)
Candelaria: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Candelaria span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 320 babies were registered. While Candelaria is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Candelaria by Decade
How has Candelaria tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Candelaria by State
Birth registrations for Candelaria span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New Mexico. The lowest are in Arizona, Georgia, Florida. On average, about 225 Candelarias were registered per state.
Candelaria + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Candelaria as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Candelaria: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Candelaria?
We estimate approximately 1,618 people named Candelaria are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 211,838 Americans share this first name.
Is Candelaria a common name?
Candelaria is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,530 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Candelaria most popular?
Candelaria reached peak popularity in 1929, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Candelaria is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Candelaria a female name?
Candelaria is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Candelaria Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Candelaria Smith, Candelaria Johnson, Candelaria Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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