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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedAKMaine: #206 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,201 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedNHWashington: #166 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 730 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedIDMontana: #249 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,314 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #169 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 737 girlsNDMinnesota: #221 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,511 girlsMNIllinois: #185 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 1,042 girlsILWisconsin: #206 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,398 girlsWIMichigan: #163 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 859 girlsMINew York: #177 for girls · 185 births · 1 in 917 girlsNYMassachusetts: #202 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,675 girlsMARhode Island: #115 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 619 girlsRIOregon: #228 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,266 girlsORNevada: 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: #237 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,618 girlsIAIndiana: #203 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,230 girlsINOhio: #174 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 963 girlsOHPennsylvania: #214 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 1,449 girlsPANew Jersey: #211 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,402 girlsNJConnecticut: #135 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 693 girlsCTCalifornia: #207 for girls · 148 births · 1 in 1,101 girlsCAUtah: #221 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,032 girlsUTColorado: #180 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 807 girlsCONebraska: #294 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,311 girlsNEMissouri: #241 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,781 girlsMOKentucky: #236 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,645 girlsKYWest Virginia: #270 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,933 girlsWVVirginia: #227 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,459 girlsVAMaryland: #220 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,364 girlsMDDelaware: #159 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 764 girlsDEArizona: #252 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,170 girlsAZNew Mexico: #222 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 959 girlsNMKansas: #335 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,631 girlsKSArkansas: #243 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,378 girlsARTennessee: #195 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,221 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #229 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,491 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #282 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,790 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #172 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 901 girlsDCOklahoma: #354 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,665 girlsOKLouisiana: #176 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 914 girlsLAMississippi: #239 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,265 girlsMSAlabama: #256 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,714 girlsALGeorgia: #220 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,289 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedHITexas: #278 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 1,604 girlsTXFlorida: #203 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,187 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#115 · 1 in 619
  2. Connecticut#135 · 1 in 693
  3. Delaware#159 · 1 in 764
  4. Michigan#163 · 1 in 859
  5. Washington#166 · 1 in 730

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#115131 in 619
Connecticut#135351 in 693
Delaware#15961 in 764
Michigan#1631071 in 859
Washington#166391 in 730
North Dakota#16991 in 737
District of Columbia#172151 in 901
Ohio#1741111 in 963
Louisiana#176431 in 914
New York#1771851 in 917
Colorado#180231 in 807
Illinois#1851021 in 1,042
Tennessee#195301 in 1,221
Massachusetts#202321 in 1,675
Florida#203401 in 1,187
Indiana#203411 in 1,230
Maine#20681 in 1,201
Wisconsin#206311 in 1,398
California#2071481 in 1,101
New Jersey#211411 in 1,402
Pennsylvania#214801 in 1,449
Georgia#220351 in 1,289
Maryland#220221 in 1,364
Minnesota#221251 in 1,511
Utah#221101 in 1,032
New Mexico#222121 in 959
Virginia#227281 in 1,459
Oregon#228121 in 1,266
North Carolina#229331 in 1,491
Kentucky#236201 in 1,645
Iowa#237171 in 1,618
Mississippi#239201 in 1,265
Missouri#241251 in 1,781
Arkansas#243131 in 1,378
Montana#24951 in 1,314
Arizona#252121 in 1,170
Alabama#256211 in 1,714
West Virginia#270101 in 1,933
Texas#278701 in 1,604
South Carolina#282151 in 1,790
Nebraska#29461 in 2,311
Kansas#33581 in 2,631
Oklahoma#35481 in 2,665
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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 1958

girls
#206
1,580 births · 1 in 1,273 girls
boys
#2,642
10 births · 1 in 212,241 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #206Claudia1,580

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #2,642Claudia10
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 1,273 of them was named Claudia, which outranked 97.1% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Claudia
  1. #203Sheri1,600
  2. #204Delores1,596
  3. #205Roxanne1,586
  4. #206Claudia1,580
  5. #207Lydia1,577
  6. #208Geraldine1,565
  7. #209Ramona1,553
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 212,241 of them was named Claudia, which outranked 41.3% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Claudia
  1. #2,506Whit11
  2. #2,506Yosef11
  3. #2,506Zach11
  4. #2,642Claudia10
  5. #2,642Ace10
  6. #2,642Adrien10
  7. #2,642Agostino10
  8. #2,818Alexandro9
  9. #2,818Alferd9
  10. #2,818Alfonzia9

Tied with 175 names at #2,642; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →