Claude

Last seen for girls in 1993 at #13,442 · #3,036 for boys in 2025, 40 births
Given to boys 99.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
1887 · 375 births
Debut · boys
309 births
In top 100 · boys
43 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
91,337
since 1880

Claude over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201915peak #46, 1887boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#3,03640
2024—#3,33535
2023—#3,11739
2022—#3,41234
2021—#3,12138
2020—#2,75944
2019—#2,89742
2018—#2,50751
2017—#2,95140
2016—#2,36555
2015—#2,42952
2014—#2,80542
2013—#2,71543
2012—#2,67845
2011—#2,59047
2010—#2,32455
2009—#2,25258
2008—#2,08866
2007—#2,25758
2006—#2,10262
2005—#1,83870
2004—#1,88065
2003—#1,54882
2002—#1,68270
2001—#1,67769
2000—#1,30099
1999—#1,32091
1998—#1,28893
1997—#1,28489
1996—#1,107108
1995—#1,053113
1994—#1,017119
1993#13,4425#893143
1992—#887142
1991—#870146
1990—#833151
1989—#757170
1988—#695181
1987—#634209
1986—#676177
1985—#639189
1984—#622188
1983—#628184
1982—#560235
1981#8,1287#560233
1980#10,3925#524268
1979#7,3138#512269
1978—#498262
1977—#515255
1976#7,2967#484268
1975#7,9846#449316
1974#6,2588#443319
1973#8,4235#433324
1972#5,4809#417362
1971#6,0068#391422
1970#7,0706#383447
1969#5,4568#368448
1968#7,0165#332530
1967#5,4577#334506
1966#5,2737#317547
1965—#308603
1964#4,6369#293717
1963#5,8916#282743
1962#5,8606#292701
1961#4,23910#277804
1960#3,51213#277837
1959#3,25414#270852
1958#4,8907#253951
1957#5,3776#2421,024
1956#3,91010#2311,003
1955#4,3768#2181,084
1954#5,1486#2081,142
1953#3,48011#2041,139
1952#4,9086#1971,144
1951#3,7149#1881,239
1950#3,6629#1771,253
1949#3,8928#1761,219
1948#3,5939#1681,346
1947#4,3457#1671,433
1946#3,4309#1631,306
1945—#1591,166
1944#2,76211#1541,289
1943#3,4938#1521,364
1942#4,1246#1491,314
1941—#1511,189
1940#3,2088#1451,194
1939#2,30013#1411,157
1938#3,1818#1311,311
1937#3,4347#1371,138
1936#2,03215#1321,225
1935#2,43912#1291,264
1934#3,1598#1301,264
1933#2,54011#1311,253
1932#1,68521#1261,352
1931#2,20514#1341,296
1930#2,20215#1221,481
1929#1,52626#1191,449
1928#1,73823#1161,533
1927#2,43314#1141,621
1926#1,83022#1061,714
1925#2,28316#1021,696
1924#2,40915#1031,706
1923#2,09118#1031,694
1922#1,95720#971,806
1921#1,98820#961,887
1920#2,17217#921,893
1919#2,51513#921,772
1918#1,96319#951,878
1917#2,42813#981,625
1916#3,0319#931,733
1915#2,25513#961,605
1914#1,89613#931,284
1913#1,67013#881,076
1912#2,1448#89890
1911#2,1916#87466
1910#1,6349#78463
1909#1,6078#74419
1908#2,1015#69428
1907#2,0615#74364
1906#1,7276#73346
1905—#63399
1904#1,2519#70337
1903#1,3188#71301
1902#1,5946#68336
1901—#58341
1900#1,10612#59433
1899#1,2787#63293
1898#1,04711#59371
1897#78616#59345
1896#1,1229#54398
1895#89313#55389
1894—#53419
1893#1,0239#52394
1892#95810#62353
1891#1,0937#57327
1890#79112#57347
1889#1,2795#49386
1888#9598#55374
1887#8608#46375
1886#73110#48391
1885#8427#52343
1884—#54353
1883#8176#54315
1882#6788#50356
1881#5829#53302
1880#54710#56309
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Claude was already there! It came in at #56, and was given to 309 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 2017–2025, when fewer than 52 boys a year got the name.

Where Claude is popular in 1915

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedAKMaine: #141 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 695 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedNHWashington: #107 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 564 boysWAIdaho: #99 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 379 boysIDMontana: #78 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 339 boysMTNorth Dakota: #165 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 842 boysNDMinnesota: #147 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 910 boysMNIllinois: #140 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 914 boysILWisconsin: #131 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 762 boysWIMichigan: #105 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 590 boysMINew York: #152 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,328 boysNYMassachusetts: #255 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,464 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedRIOregon: #104 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 476 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #118 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 509 boysSDIowa: #112 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 604 boysIAIndiana: #78 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 328 boysINOhio: #146 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,093 boysOHPennsylvania: #141 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,291 boysPANew Jersey: #159 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,758 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #191 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,433 boysCAUtah: #93 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 367 boysUTColorado: #72 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 298 boysCONebraska: #83 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 364 boysNEMissouri: #69 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 320 boysMOKentucky: #65 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 293 boysKYWest Virginia: #74 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 359 boysWVVirginia: #35 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 188 boysVAMaryland: #106 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 649 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #113 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 454 boysNMKansas: #74 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 284 boysKSArkansas: #70 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 317 boysARTennessee: #34 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 176 boysTNNorth Carolina: #44 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 230 boysNCSouth Carolina: #53 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 285 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #69 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 261 boysOKLouisiana: #47 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 216 boysLAMississippi: #62 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 296 boysMSAlabama: #75 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 391 boysALGeorgia: #52 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 246 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedHITexas: #84 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 386 boysTXFlorida: #115 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 575 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Tennessee#34 · 1 in 176
  2. Virginia#35 · 1 in 188
  3. North Carolina#44 · 1 in 230
  4. Louisiana#47 · 1 in 216
  5. Georgia#52 · 1 in 246

Best ever in a state: #27 in Tennessee, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Tennessee#341001 in 176
Virginia#35961 in 188
North Carolina#441031 in 230
Louisiana#47651 in 216
Georgia#521001 in 246
South Carolina#53531 in 285
Mississippi#62511 in 296
Kentucky#65641 in 293
Missouri#69741 in 320
Oklahoma#69581 in 261
Arkansas#70411 in 317
Colorado#72191 in 298
Kansas#74441 in 284
West Virginia#74311 in 359
Alabama#75501 in 391
Indiana#78611 in 328
Montana#78121 in 339
Nebraska#83271 in 364
Texas#84961 in 386
Utah#93101 in 367
Idaho#9981 in 379
Oregon#10491 in 476
Michigan#105411 in 590
Maryland#106151 in 649
Washington#107131 in 564
Iowa#112281 in 604
New Mexico#11361 in 454
Florida#115131 in 575
South Dakota#11891 in 509
Wisconsin#131251 in 762
Illinois#140521 in 914
Maine#14171 in 695
Pennsylvania#141561 in 1,291
Ohio#146361 in 1,093
Minnesota#147191 in 910
New York#152591 in 1,328
New Jersey#159131 in 1,758
North Dakota#16571 in 842
California#191121 in 1,433
Massachusetts#25581 in 3,464
Alaska———
Arizona———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Claude
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 299 spots since 2024 (#3,335 → #3,036)
  • 277 spots since 2020 (#2,759 → #3,036)
  • 607 spots since 2015 (#2,429 → #3,036)
  • Biggest jump: 42 spots in 1987 (#676 → #634)
  • Biggest drop: 124 spots in 1994 (#893 → #1,017)
Rise & fade · boys
7 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1887 at #46 (375 births)
  • Births halved by 1983, 96 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 43 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 43 yrs · run 1880–1922
  • Top 1,000: 114 yrs · run 1880–1993
Share of babies · boys
1 in 270
  • Highest: 1 in 270 boys born in 1887 were named Claude (0.37%)
  • Latest: 1 in 42,702 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 18.6% of all boys named Claude (16,999) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s3,504#46 (1887)#52
1890s3,636#52 (1893)#57
1900s3,704#58 (1901)#68
1910s12,792#78 (1910)#91
1920s16,999#92 (1920)#105
1930s12,741#122 (1930)#131
1940s12,820#145 (1940)#158
1950s10,831#177 (1950)#219
1960s6,436#277 (1960)#308
1970s3,244#383 (1970)#453
1980s2,034#524 (1980)#630
1990s1,195#833 (1990)#1,055
2000s699#1,300 (2000)#1,862
2010s472#2,324 (2010)#2,626
2020s230#2,759 (2020)#3,130

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Claude in 1915

girls
#2,255
13 births · 1 in 75,681 girls
boys
#96
1,605 births · 1 in 529 boys

Top girls' names in 1915

  1. #1Mary58,187
  2. #2Helen30,866
  3. #3Dorothy25,154
  4. #4Margaret23,054
  5. #5Ruth21,878
  6. #6Mildred15,254
  7. #7Anna15,119
  8. #8Elizabeth14,103
  9. #9Frances12,786
  10. #10Evelyn11,595
  11. #2,255Claude13

Top boys' names in 1915

  1. #1John47,576
  2. #2William38,563
  3. #3James33,773
  4. #4Robert28,737
  5. #5Joseph23,051
  6. #6George22,307
  7. #7Charles21,960
  8. #8Edward15,889
  9. #9Frank15,006
  10. #10Thomas11,490
  11. #96Claude1,605
More about 1915

girls

983,852 girls got a published name in 1915; 1 in 75,681 of them was named Claude, which outranked 54.6% of the 4,967 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Claude
  1. #2,143Wauneta14
  2. #2,143Yuriko14
  3. #2,143Zina14
  4. #2,255Claude13
  5. #2,255Agustina13
  6. #2,255Alfretta13
  7. #2,255Allison13
  8. #2,384Adelaida12
  9. #2,384Agusta12
  10. #2,384Aldora12

Tied with 128 names at #2,255; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. ↑ 500Gerda#1,444 → #944
  2. ↑ 451Theda#1,034 → #583
  3. ↑ 441Dominga#1,385 → #944
  4. ↑ 354Vernon#1,344 → #990
  5. ↑ 308Loyce#1,147 → #839
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Drusilla#956 → #1,339
  2. ↓ 342Rossie#798 → #1,140
  3. ↓ 335Arlie#855 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 329Orene#956 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 329Margot#988 → #1,317

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

848,575 boys got a published name in 1915; 1 in 529 of them was named Claude, which outranked 97.8% of the 4,390 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Claude
  1. #93Morris1,660
  2. #94Sidney1,615
  3. #95Harvey1,613
  4. #96Claude1,605
  5. #97Wayne1,517
  6. #98Homer1,487
  7. #99Allen1,458
Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. ↑ 691Eston#1,687 → #996
  2. ↑ 565Estill#1,545 → #980
  3. ↑ 545Garth#1,260 → #715
  4. ↑ 474Hiroshi#1,342 → #868
  5. ↑ 439Domingo#1,101 → #662
Fallers
  1. ↓ 674Gilmore#986 → #1,660
  2. ↓ 667Barnett#933 → #1,600
  3. ↓ 526Rose#884 → #1,410
  4. ↓ 517Toivo#855 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 461Sampson#949 → #1,410

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1915 →