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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201941peak #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 1941

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedAKMaine: #126 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 640 girlsMEVermont: #109 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 500 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedNHWashington: #89 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 414 girlsWAIdaho: #105 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 437 girlsIDMontana: #149 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 724 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #160 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 755 girlsNDMinnesota: #158 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,161 girlsMNIllinois: #170 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,198 girlsILWisconsin: #285 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,573 girlsWIMichigan: #140 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 920 girlsMINew York: #195 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,418 girlsNYMassachusetts: #184 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,584 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedRIOregon: #86 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 385 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedNVWyoming: #87 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 339 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedSDIowa: #161 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,129 girlsIAIndiana: #146 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,028 girlsINOhio: #195 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,633 girlsOHPennsylvania: #211 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,708 girlsPANew Jersey: #246 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,431 girlsNJConnecticut: #151 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,020 girlsCTCalifornia: #112 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 511 girlsCAUtah: #50 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 211 girlsUTColorado: #108 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 455 girlsCONebraska: #171 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,124 girlsNEMissouri: #200 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,355 girlsMOKentucky: #257 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,908 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedWVVirginia: #221 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,372 girlsVAMaryland: #195 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,339 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedDEArizona: #180 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 723 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedNMKansas: #287 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,557 girlsKSArkansas: #198 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 983 girlsARTennessee: #206 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,278 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #295 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,438 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #197 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 979 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #117 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 521 girlsDCOklahoma: #163 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 844 girlsOKLouisiana: #212 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 989 girlsLAMississippi: #221 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,049 girlsMSAlabama: #231 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,293 girlsALGeorgia: #201 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,050 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedHITexas: #235 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,250 girlsTXFlorida: #155 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 704 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#50 · 1 in 211
  2. Oregon#86 · 1 in 385
  3. Wyoming#87 · 1 in 339
  4. Washington#89 · 1 in 414
  5. Idaho#105 · 1 in 437

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#50241 in 211
Oregon#86201 in 385
Wyoming#8751 in 339
Washington#89311 in 414
Idaho#105101 in 437
Colorado#108201 in 455
Vermont#10951 in 500
California#1121091 in 511
District of Columbia#117141 in 521
Maine#126101 in 640
Michigan#140521 in 920
Indiana#146281 in 1,028
Montana#14961 in 724
Connecticut#151121 in 1,020
Florida#155231 in 704
Minnesota#158201 in 1,161
North Dakota#16071 in 755
Iowa#161181 in 1,129
Oklahoma#163241 in 844
Illinois#170511 in 1,198
Nebraska#17181 in 1,124
Arizona#18071 in 723
Massachusetts#184201 in 1,584
Maryland#195111 in 1,339
New York#195681 in 1,418
Ohio#195351 in 1,633
South Carolina#197231 in 979
Arkansas#198201 in 983
Missouri#200221 in 1,355
Georgia#201311 in 1,050
Tennessee#206231 in 1,278
Pennsylvania#211461 in 1,708
Louisiana#212251 in 989
Mississippi#221221 in 1,049
Virginia#221191 in 1,372
Alabama#231231 in 1,293
Texas#235511 in 1,250
New Jersey#246121 in 2,431
Kentucky#257151 in 1,908
Wisconsin#28571 in 3,573
Kansas#28751 in 2,557
North Carolina#295161 in 2,438
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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 1941

girls
#185
1,019 births · 1 in 1,186 girls
boys
#3,133
6 births · 1 in 204,720 boys

Top girls' names in 1941

  1. #1Mary58,048
  2. #2Barbara39,543
  3. #3Patricia36,905
  4. #4Carol24,187
  5. #5Linda23,721
  6. #6Judith23,320
  7. #7Betty20,905
  8. #8Nancy20,885
  9. #9Sandra19,500
  10. #10Shirley16,954
  11. #185Claudia1,019

Top boys' names in 1941

  1. #1James66,751
  2. #2Robert64,247
  3. #3John57,520
  4. #4William47,798
  5. #5Richard39,112
  6. #6Charles32,742
  7. #7David30,553
  8. #8Thomas26,641
  9. #9Ronald24,407
  10. #10Donald22,641
  11. #3,133Claudia6
More about 1941

girls

1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 1,186 of them was named Claudia, which outranked 96.4% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Claudia
  1. #182Marianne1,032
  2. #183Carrie1,030
  3. #184Stella1,023
  4. #185Claudia1,019
  5. #186Cora1,007
  6. #186Gayle1,007
  7. #188Velma1,000
Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,130Jerilyn#2,737 → #607
  2. ↑ 1,258Trina#2,109 → #851
  3. ↑ 372Karan#1,347 → #975
  4. ↑ 371Kristine#1,313 → #942
  5. ↑ 356Sherri#1,186 → #830
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Kenneth#971 → #1,418
  2. ↓ 421Janna#997 → #1,418
  3. ↓ 366Beatriz#989 → #1,355
  4. ↓ 338Merna#997 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 337Eldora#957 → #1,294

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

boys

1,228,318 boys got a published name in 1941; 1 in 204,720 of them was named Claudia, which outranked 21.7% of the 4,002 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Claudia
  1. #2,872Wilmar7
  2. #2,872Windsor7
  3. #2,872Zeno7
  4. #3,133Claudia6
  5. #3,133Abbie6
  6. #3,133Ada6
  7. #3,133Aden6
  8. #3,505Abundio5
  9. #3,505Addis5
  10. #3,505Afton5

Tied with 371 names at #3,133; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 586Gay#1,573 → #987
  2. ↑ 375Issac#1,251 → #876
  3. ↑ 363Otho#1,334 → #971
  4. ↑ 338Lawrance#1,208 → #870
  5. ↑ 313Ford#1,251 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 508Wilkie#792 → #1,300
  2. ↓ 452Arlis#994 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 394Ruby#939 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 359Gonzalo#850 → #1,209
  5. ↓ 325Lenord#929 → #1,254

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

See the top 100 for 1941 →