Claudia

#1,096 for girls in 2025, 219 births · Last seen for boys in 2002 at #10,667
Given to girls 99.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1952 · 3,383 births
Debut · girls
48 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
128,318
since 1880

Claudia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Claudia has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201915peak #111, 1952girls
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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#1,096219—
2024#1,086227—
2023#1,081229—
2022#1,095228—
2021#1,029246—
2020#1,021246—
2019#1,050244—
2018#865313—
2017#832326—
2016#762374—
2015#743379—
2014#729384—
2013#657434—
2012#595485—
2011#604475—
2010#512585—
2009#480642—
2008#418771—
2007#403814—
2006#342966—
2005#3131,022—
2004#2701,202—
2003#2511,303—
2002#2241,396#10,6675
2001#2121,495—
2000#2001,609—
1999#1861,660#9,9125
1998#1791,706—
1997#1671,837—
1996#1741,807#6,4968
1995#1721,750—
1994#1981,506#5,8689
1993#1831,593#4,44713
1992#1901,596#5,23610
1991#1911,569#3,10520
1990#1971,496#2,86522
1989#1921,417#3,09419
1988#2071,268#2,50923
1987#2061,304#2,83818
1986#1951,333#2,51021
1985#1931,398#2,50420
1984#1981,353#2,29222
1983#1951,353#2,78716
1982#1901,439#2,05926
1981#1811,530#2,68017
1980#1911,405#3,43012
1979#2031,308#3,16813
1978#2141,199#3,61410
1977#2061,233#3,20312
1976#1821,413#3,47110
1975#1801,444#2,90213
1974#1671,609#2,54915
1973#1761,566#2,51315
1972#2031,365—
1971#2371,250#2,81312
1970#2521,228#2,29316
1969#2591,123#2,68211
1968#274994#4,1365
1967#282908#3,5596
1966#315797—
1965#314820#3,2447
1964#291999#4,0395
1963#2911,005—
1962#2901,000—
1961#2641,161#4,0655
1960#2591,192#4,0385
1959#2211,424#3,2907
1958#2061,580#2,64210
1957#2041,663—
1956#1861,915#3,9425
1955#1512,410#3,5056
1954#1452,515—
1953#1262,858#3,4256
1952#1113,383—
1951#1232,866#2,8448
1950#1262,536#2,7708
1949#1272,519#2,8028
1948#1222,624#2,44310
1947#1222,766#2,49810
1946#1242,308#2,27111
1945#1271,911#1,77215
1944#1202,220#2,6338
1943#1591,584—
1942#1721,360#2,5239
1941#1851,019#3,1336
1940#205863#3,4595
1939#198901#2,4499
1938#208837#2,6468
1937#209795#3,5185
1936#207792#2,8547
1935#233719#3,6455
1934#274500#2,7428
1933#301411#3,2686
1932#347331—
1931#330375#3,7635
1930#366338—
1929#380312#2,9808
1928#349376#3,6976
1927#357361#4,2105
1926#337386#2,9049
1925#349376#4,1975
1924#350380#3,8676
1923#352356#3,8226
1922#324401#2,24014
1921#322419#2,26514
1920#329389#2,76510
1919#338355#3,3917
1918#309428#3,7286
1917#336342#2,56210
1916#320361#2,54310
1915#295387#2,8298
1914#309285—
1913#310235—
1912#301224—
1911#293178—
1910#335137—
1909#290155—
1908#306134—
1907#290143—
1906#278142—
1905#304122—
1904#327100—
1903#31598—
1902#31897—
1901#33184—
1900#293125#1,3105
1899#31689—
1898#310103—
1897#31685—
1896#30492—
1895#28896—
1894#263108—
1893#28089—
1892#27295—
1891#27681—
1890#25895—
1889#24888—
1888#25581—
1887#24374—
1886#27059—
1885#24667—
1884#27550—
1883#23458—
1882#24749—
1881#20852—
1880#22348—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Claudia was already there! It came in at #223, and was given to 48 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1886, when fewer than 68 girls a year got the name.

Where Claudia is popular in 1915

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedMNIllinois: #441 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,920 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedWIMichigan: #420 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,564 girlsMINew York: #404 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,042 girlsNYMassachusetts: #398 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,496 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedSDIowa: #387 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,799 girlsIAIndiana: #382 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,570 girlsINOhio: #395 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,705 girlsOHPennsylvania: #462 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 9,694 girlsPANew Jersey: #294 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,518 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #264 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,071 girlsCAUtah: #138 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 504 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedNEMissouri: #392 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,774 girlsMOKentucky: #225 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,387 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedWVVirginia: #208 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,437 girlsVAMaryland: #222 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,998 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedKSArkansas: #293 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,721 girlsARTennessee: #227 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,340 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #214 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,317 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #179 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,028 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #240 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,400 girlsOKLouisiana: #209 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,052 girlsLAMississippi: #241 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,383 girlsMSAlabama: #157 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 751 girlsALGeorgia: #186 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 967 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedHITexas: #217 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,027 girlsTXFlorida: #227 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#138 · 1 in 504
  2. Alabama#157 · 1 in 751
  3. South Carolina#179 · 1 in 1,028
  4. Georgia#186 · 1 in 967
  5. Virginia#208 · 1 in 1,437

Best ever in a state: #30 in Texas, 1973.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#13881 in 504
Alabama#157311 in 751
South Carolina#179171 in 1,028
Georgia#186301 in 967
Virginia#208161 in 1,437
Louisiana#209161 in 1,052
North Carolina#214221 in 1,317
Texas#217421 in 1,027
Maryland#22261 in 1,998
Kentucky#225171 in 1,387
Florida#22771 in 1,199
Tennessee#227161 in 1,340
Oklahoma#240121 in 1,400
Mississippi#241121 in 1,383
California#26491 in 2,071
Arkansas#29391 in 1,721
New Jersey#29461 in 4,518
Indiana#38251 in 4,570
Iowa#38751 in 3,799
Missouri#39271 in 3,774
Ohio#39581 in 5,705
Massachusetts#39851 in 6,496
New York#404131 in 7,042
Michigan#42051 in 5,564
Illinois#44191 in 5,920
Pennsylvania#46291 in 9,694
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Claudia
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 10 spots since 2024 (#1,086 → #1,096)
  • 75 spots since 2020 (#1,021 → #1,096)
  • 353 spots since 2015 (#743 → #1,096)
  • Biggest jump: 46 spots in 1933 (#347 → #301)
  • Biggest drop: 185 spots in 2019 (#865 → #1,050)
Rise & fade · girls
72 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1952 at #111 (3,383 births)
  • Births halved by 1957, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 139 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 139 yrs · run 1880–2018
Share of babies · girls
1 in 548
  • Highest: 1 in 548 girls born in 1952 were named Claudia (0.18%)
  • Latest: 1 in 7,339 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 18.0% of all girls named Claudia (23,150) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s626#208 (1881)#245
1890s933#258 (1890)#288
1900s1,200#278 (1906)#305
1910s2,932#293 (1911)#315
1920s3,756#322 (1921)#345
1930s5,999#198 (1939)#267
1940s19,174#120 (1944)#146
1950s23,150#111 (1952)#160
1960s9,999#259 (1960)#284
1970s13,615#167 (1974)#202
1980s13,800#181 (1981)#195
1990s16,520#167 (1997)#184
2000s11,220#200 (2000)#311
2010s3,999#512 (2010)#735
2020s1,395#1,021 (2020)#1,068

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

Claudia in 1915

girls
#295
387 births · 1 in 2,542 girls
boys
#2,829
8 births · 1 in 106,072 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. #295Claudia387

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. #2,829Claudia8
More about 1915

girls

983,852 girls got a published name in 1915; 1 in 2,542 of them was named Claudia, which outranked 94.1% 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 Claudia
  1. #292Priscilla392
  2. #293Aileen390
  3. #293Myra390
  4. #295Claudia387
  5. #296Berniece385
  6. #296Rhoda385
  7. #298Alyce384
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 106,072 of them was named Claudia, which outranked 35.6% 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 Claudia
  1. #2,621York9
  2. #2,621Zander9
  3. #2,621Zenon9
  4. #2,829Claudia8
  5. #2,829Abdon8
  6. #2,829Abie8
  7. #2,829Acel8
  8. #3,082Aage7
  9. #3,082Abelino7
  10. #3,082Acy7

Tied with 252 names at #2,829; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

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 →