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Around the world, كانديلا (Candela , كانديلا) is quite a common predominantly girly, but very infrequently masculine given name. The first name كانديلا is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Uruguay, where it is quite a common feminine name, Paraguay, and Argentina, where it is quite a rare female name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Argentina, Spain, and Paraguay. Also, كانديلا is the last name as well as the forename.
كانديلا is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Candela , the musical character in the musical Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown by David Yazbek.