Candelaria is a girl's name of Spanish origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 25 girls in the United States.
Candelaria belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Candelaria first appears in Social Security records in 1893. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1044 in 1929, and in 2024 25 babies received the name — 2,530 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Candelaria is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Spanish origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Candelaria is a girl name. In 2024, 25 babies received the name in the US.
Candelaria comes from the Spanish tradition.
Candelaria first appears in US records in 1893. Its best-ever ranking was #1044 in 1929, and 25 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. 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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