Candelario comes from the Spanish tradition, meaning Bright candle, of the lion..
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How popular is Candelario?
1929peak year
Today, Candelario is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #8783), with only about 8 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1929, 38 babies were given the name (ranked #1129 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Candelario has been declining in recent years. In all, around 2,308 babies have been registered as Candelario since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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