Candelaria

A girls’ name of Spanish origin, meaning candlestick or related to candles and light.

Babies a year
14
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Candelaria by the numbers

Candelaria was given to 14 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 49 babies in 1929, making it a 1920s name.

Other names that mean light

Like Candelaria, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Candelaria

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