Candelaria
Candelaria is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Candelaria
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Candelaria is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Candelaria
Candelaria first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1893, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1929: 49 births, good for #1,042 nationwide. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,994 among baby girl names with 26 births, rising sharply (+25% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Candelarias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Candelaria
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Candelaria. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Candelaria
Phonetically similar names — useful when Candelaria is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Candelario
- Convallaria
- Condylar
- Candelabra
- Condyloma
- Keteleeria
- Chondria
- Candella
- Camilleri
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Candelaria
Candelaria is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1893 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Candelaria's peak popularity came in 1929 when it ranked #1,042. Use the chart and map above to compare Candelaria's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.