Claud
Last seen for girls in 1943 at #4,691 · Last seen for boys in 2010 at #12,231
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1885 · 97 births
- Debut · boys
- 90 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 10,893since 1880
Claud over time
Rank among boys' names. Claud has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | #12,231 | 5 | |
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | — | ||
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| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | — | #6,968 | 7 | |
| 1993 | — | #4,697 | 12 | |
| 1992 | — | #5,660 | 9 | |
| 1991 | — | #7,271 | 6 | |
| 1990 | — | #6,415 | 7 | |
| 1989 | — | #5,165 | 9 | |
| 1988 | — | #6,426 | 6 | |
| 1987 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | — | #5,332 | 7 | |
| 1985 | — | #6,523 | 5 | |
| 1984 | — | #6,315 | 5 | |
| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | — | #3,282 | 13 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,412 | 12 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,615 | 11 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,168 | 13 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,070 | 13 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,606 | 10 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,946 | 13 | |
| 1975 | — | #4,797 | 6 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,120 | 11 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,857 | 12 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,418 | 15 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,916 | 22 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,989 | 20 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,415 | 13 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,428 | 30 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,507 | 26 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,613 | 23 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,513 | 26 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,435 | 30 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,305 | 36 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,757 | 21 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,233 | 41 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,581 | 26 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,156 | 45 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,345 | 33 | |
| 1957 | — | #957 | 63 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,106 | 47 | |
| 1955 | — | #988 | 58 | |
| 1954 | — | #902 | 67 | |
| 1953 | — | #903 | 63 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,044 | 48 | |
| 1951 | — | #791 | 79 | |
| 1950 | — | #772 | 78 | |
| 1949 | — | #808 | 72 | |
| 1948 | — | #708 | 89 | |
| 1947 | — | #682 | 103 | |
| 1946 | — | #681 | 90 | |
| 1945 | — | #709 | 73 | |
| 1944 | — | #604 | 103 | |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #628 | 102 |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #629 | 101 |
| 1941 | — | #589 | 101 | |
| 1940 | — | #555 | 113 | |
| 1939 | — | #605 | 92 | |
| 1938 | — | #548 | 111 | |
| 1937 | — | #536 | 117 | |
| 1936 | — | #504 | 127 | |
| 1935 | — | #512 | 126 | |
| 1934 | — | #471 | 144 | |
| 1933 | — | #461 | 145 | |
| 1932 | — | #451 | 157 | |
| 1931 | — | #420 | 180 | |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #423 | 195 |
| 1929 | — | #422 | 194 | |
| 1928 | — | #382 | 238 | |
| 1927 | — | #376 | 243 | |
| 1926 | — | #366 | 254 | |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #327 | 309 |
| 1924 | — | #332 | 306 | |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #340 | 295 |
| 1922 | — | #347 | 289 | |
| 1921 | — | #351 | 289 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #330 | 309 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #291 | 344 |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #317 | 319 |
| 1917 | — | #312 | 293 | |
| 1916 | — | #293 | 308 | |
| 1915 | — | #316 | 271 | |
| 1914 | — | #339 | 187 | |
| 1913 | — | #316 | 162 | |
| 1912 | — | #296 | 146 | |
| 1911 | — | #263 | 97 | |
| 1910 | — | #276 | 78 | |
| 1909 | — | #260 | 73 | |
| 1908 | — | #265 | 64 | |
| 1907 | — | #224 | 82 | |
| 1906 | — | #205 | 85 | |
| 1905 | — | #195 | 90 | |
| 1904 | — | #201 | 85 | |
| 1903 | — | #201 | 77 | |
| 1902 | — | #204 | 76 | |
| 1901 | — | #197 | 72 | |
| 1900 | — | #189 | 107 | |
| 1899 | — | #197 | 68 | |
| 1898 | — | #224 | 61 | |
| 1897 | — | #181 | 84 | |
| 1896 | — | #178 | 90 | |
| 1895 | — | #180 | 88 | |
| 1894 | — | #158 | 97 | |
| 1893 | — | #153 | 96 | |
| 1892 | — | #196 | 78 | |
| 1891 | — | #175 | 74 | |
| 1890 | — | #155 | 91 | |
| 1889 | — | #156 | 88 | |
| 1888 | — | #172 | 87 | |
| 1887 | — | #163 | 77 | |
| 1886 | — | #143 | 96 | |
| 1885 | — | #139 | 97 | |
| 1884 | — | #163 | 85 | |
| 1883 | — | #140 | 91 | |
| 1882 | — | #153 | 90 | |
| 1881 | — | #154 | 80 | |
| 1880 | — | #151 | 90 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Claud was already there! It came in at #151, and was given to 90 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1983–1985, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Claud is popular in 1926
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arkansas#158 · 1 in 872
- Alabama#167 · 1 in 1,146
- Oklahoma#189 · 1 in 1,133
- North Carolina#190 · 1 in 1,214
- Georgia#195 · 1 in 1,502
Best ever in a state: #79 in North Carolina, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #158 | 21 | 1 in 872 |
| Alabama | #167 | 24 | 1 in 1,146 |
| Oklahoma | #189 | 20 | 1 in 1,133 |
| North Carolina | #190 | 28 | 1 in 1,214 |
| Georgia | #195 | 18 | 1 in 1,502 |
| Kentucky | #196 | 19 | 1 in 1,345 |
| Tennessee | #215 | 13 | 1 in 1,844 |
| Missouri | #263 | 11 | 1 in 2,681 |
| Mississippi | #268 | 9 | 1 in 2,253 |
| South Carolina | #287 | 7 | 1 in 2,619 |
| Texas | #292 | 28 | 1 in 1,963 |
| Louisiana | #322 | 8 | 1 in 2,486 |
| Virginia | #336 | 6 | 1 in 3,692 |
| Michigan | #372 | 7 | 1 in 5,848 |
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| 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 Claud
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2010
- Biggest jump: 149 spots in 1957 (#1,106 → #957)
- Biggest drop: 388 spots in 1958 (#957 → #1,345)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1885 at #139 (97 births)
- Births halved by 1952, 67 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 76 yrs · run 1880–1951
- Highest: 1 in 1,111 boys born in 1885 were named Claud (0.09%)
- Latest: 1 in 383,735 boys born in 2010 (0.00%)
- 25.0% of all boys named Claud (2,726) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 881 | #139 (1885) | #153 |
| 1890s | 827 | #153 (1893) | #180 |
| 1900s | 811 | #189 (1900) | #214 |
| 1910s | 2,205 | #263 (1911) | #302 |
| 1920s | 2,726 | #327 (1925) | #357 |
| 1930s | 1,394 | #420 (1931) | #493 |
| 1940s | 947 | #555 (1940) | #659 |
| 1950s | 581 | #772 (1950) | #996 |
| 1960s | 272 | #1,233 (1961) | #1,579 |
| 1970s | 135 | #1,916 (1971) | #2,989 |
| 1980s | 68 | #3,282 (1982) | #5,009 |
| 1990s | 41 | #4,697 (1993) | #6,202 |
| 2000s | 0 | — | — |
| 2010s | 5 | #12,231 (2010) | #12,231 |
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.
Claud in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 4,372 of them was named Claud, which outranked 92.4% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.