Candela is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “candle.” In England & Wales it was given to 4 girls in 2023.
Candela belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its meaning — “candle” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Candela first appears in Social Security records in 2002. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #8390 in 2002, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 77 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Candela means “candle” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Candela is a girl name. In England & Wales, 4 babies received the name in 2023.
Candela comes from the Spanish tradition.
Candela first appears in US records in 2002. Its best-ever ranking was #8390 in 2002, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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