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Candelario Name Meaning & Historical Trends

Candelario

Pronunciation: kan-duh-LAH-ree-oh / kan-deh-LAH-ree-oh

Meaning Of the candles; Candlemas Gender Boy
BOYS RANK
#7,277
TREND
2,629
Peak Years
1929, 1980, 1954
Lowest Years
1907, 1910, 1914
Energy Archetype
Cheerful & Expressive

Rank shows the name’s position among U.S. baby names for each gender in 2025. Trend shows how many places it rose or fell since 2024. Rank 1 is the most popular. Based on U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) data. Peak and lowest years are based on the number of boys named Candelario in the available records.

Fun Facts About the Name Candelario

  • More than 2 thousand babies named Candelario: U.S. records list 2,319 babies given the name Candelario from 1880 through 2025.

What Does the Name Candelario Mean?

Candelario is a Spanish masculine given name meaning "of the candles" or "Candlemas." It comes from Latin candelaria, the word for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also called the Purification of the Virgin and known in English as Candlemas, when candles are blessed. Candelaria is the plural of candelarium, from candela ("candle"), which comes from the verb candere, "to glow" or "shine."

In Spanish religious usage the word names a title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Our Lady of Candelaria). The masculine name Candelario is the male counterpart of the feminine Candelaria, formed with the masculine ending -io. The meaning is literal rather than symbolic: the name identifies the bearer with the candle-bearing feast, not with a personal quality. It is not related to Cándido, which comes from Latin candidus, "white."

Candelario Name History & Origins

Devotion to Our Lady of Candelaria grew around an image of the Virgin that had been venerated by the Guanches of Tenerife in the Canary Islands before the Spanish conquest and was later enshrined at the town of Candelaria on that island. She is the patron of the Canary Islands, and the title spread to mainland Spain and to Spanish America. The feast of Candelaria is kept on February 2, the date of Candlemas.

The personal name developed within that devotional tradition, following the common Spanish practice of naming children for Marian titles and feast days. It is used as both a given name and a surname in Spain and in Latin America, including Mexico, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. Bearers from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries show this range: the Colombian poet and writer Candelario Obeso (1849 - 1884) and the Mexican composer Candelario Huízar (1883 - 1970).

How Popular is the Name Candelario?

Candelario has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1929. Its best rank was #1,125 in 1945.

U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.

Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.

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How the Name Candelario Shapes Your Personality and Life?

You are cheerful and friendly, but are apt to have an emotional life. You like to have several lines of effort going at once. You are a good talker and promoter and seldom worry over anything. At times, you can be impatient, and impulsive. You have the ability to bring an idea to completion. You can express yourself joyously and constructively. You might be psychic, but not know it. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.

You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.

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