How Many People Are Named Candelario?
An estimated 1,522 people in the United States have the first name Candelario. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Candelario peaked in popularity in 1929 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Candelario 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 Candelario paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,522
About 1 in 225,200 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1929
38 births
Total Registered
2,308
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Candelario
Candelario is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,308 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Candelario as a male name
Ranked #9,906 in 2023
7 male births in 2023
Peak: 1929 (38 births)
Candelario: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Candelario span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 269 babies were registered. Candelario has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Candelario by Decade
How has Candelario 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.
Candelario by State
Birth registrations for Candelario span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New Mexico. The lowest are in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico. On average, about 314 Candelarios were registered per state.
Candelario + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Candelario as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Candelario: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Candelario?
We estimate approximately 1,522 people named Candelario 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 225,200 Americans share this first name.
Is Candelario a common name?
Candelario is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,308 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Candelario most popular?
Candelario reached peak popularity in 1929, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Candelario is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Candelario a male name?
Candelario is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Candelario Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Candelario Smith, Candelario Johnson, Candelario 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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