Given name & surname
Candelario
“refers to the feast of Candlemas”
Candelario is used as a given name and a surname. One Spanish interpretation is “refers to the feast of Candlemas.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “refers to the feast of Candlemas.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Candelario through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,319
- 2,319 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1929
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,277 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,277 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 38 in 1929. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,981 as a first name in 2020; 5,220 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Candelario’s family of names
Candelario has a related form in Candelareo. Candelario has a related form in Candelareyo. Candelario has a related form in Candelariyo.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Candelario
- Candelario ObesoColombian poet (1849–1884)
- Candelario HuízarMexican composer and music educator (1883–1970)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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