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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #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 1973

  • 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: #404 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,684 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #159 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 798 girlsILWisconsin: #347 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,986 girlsWIMichigan: #387 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,944 girlsMINew York: #180 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 915 girlsNYMassachusetts: #329 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,439 girlsMARhode Island: #130 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 585 girlsRIOregon: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedIAIndiana: #339 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,363 girlsINOhio: #392 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,193 girlsOHPennsylvania: #373 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,702 girlsPANew Jersey: #265 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,469 girlsNJConnecticut: #210 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,131 girlsCTCalifornia: #51 for girls · 477 births · 1 in 274 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedUTColorado: #344 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,956 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedNEMissouri: #384 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,916 girlsMOKentucky: #354 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,577 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedWVVirginia: #352 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,552 girlsVAMaryland: #387 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,687 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedDEArizona: #85 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 344 girlsAZNew Mexico: #248 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,064 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedKSArkansas: #347 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,076 girlsARTennessee: #365 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,494 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #300 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,835 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #333 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,042 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #241 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,065 girlsDCOklahoma: #256 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,282 girlsOKLouisiana: #325 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,712 girlsLAMississippi: #318 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,823 girlsMSAlabama: #234 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,148 girlsALGeorgia: #351 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,271 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedHITexas: #30 for girls · 461 births · 1 in 205 girlsTXFlorida: #325 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,867 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#30 · 1 in 205
  2. California#51 · 1 in 274
  3. Arizona#85 · 1 in 344
  4. Rhode Island#130 · 1 in 585
  5. Illinois#159 · 1 in 798

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#304611 in 205
California#514771 in 274
Arizona#85431 in 344
Rhode Island#13081 in 585
Illinois#159881 in 798
New York#1801131 in 915
Connecticut#210131 in 1,131
Alabama#234201 in 1,148
District of Columbia#24161 in 1,065
New Mexico#24871 in 1,064
Oklahoma#256121 in 1,282
New Jersey#265261 in 1,469
North Carolina#300191 in 1,835
Mississippi#31891 in 1,823
Florida#325231 in 1,867
Louisiana#325151 in 1,712
Massachusetts#329131 in 2,439
South Carolina#33391 in 2,042
Indiana#339151 in 2,363
Colorado#34481 in 1,956
Arkansas#34761 in 2,076
Wisconsin#34791 in 2,986
Georgia#351151 in 2,271
Virginia#352111 in 2,552
Kentucky#35491 in 2,577
Tennessee#365111 in 2,494
Pennsylvania#373251 in 2,702
Missouri#384101 in 2,916
Maryland#38771 in 2,687
Michigan#387201 in 2,944
Ohio#392221 in 3,193
Washington#40471 in 2,684
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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 1973

girls
#176
1,566 births · 1 in 931 girls
boys
#2,513
15 births · 1 in 103,905 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #176Claudia1,566

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #2,513Claudia15
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 931 of them was named Claudia, which outranked 98.2% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Claudia
  1. #172Sabrina1,601
  2. #174Sonia1,600
  3. #175Leah1,587
  4. #176Claudia1,566
  5. #177Gloria1,554
  6. #178Meredith1,523
  7. #179Christie1,512
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 103,905 of them was named Claudia, which outranked 57.2% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Claudia
  1. #2,405Waleed16
  2. #2,405Windell16
  3. #2,405Zechariah16
  4. #2,513Claudia15
  5. #2,513Amando15
  6. #2,513Amon15
  7. #2,513Antion15
  8. #2,606Ace14
  9. #2,606Adriel14
  10. #2,606Alicia14

Tied with 92 names at #2,513; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →