Claude

Last seen for girls in 1993 at #13,442 · #3,036 for boys in 2025, 40 births
Given to boys 99.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
1887 · 375 births
Debut · boys
309 births
In top 100 · boys
43 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
91,337
since 1880

Claude over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201911peak #46, 1887boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,03640
2024#3,33535
2023#3,11739
2022#3,41234
2021#3,12138
2020#2,75944
2019#2,89742
2018#2,50751
2017#2,95140
2016#2,36555
2015#2,42952
2014#2,80542
2013#2,71543
2012#2,67845
2011#2,59047
2010#2,32455
2009#2,25258
2008#2,08866
2007#2,25758
2006#2,10262
2005#1,83870
2004#1,88065
2003#1,54882
2002#1,68270
2001#1,67769
2000#1,30099
1999#1,32091
1998#1,28893
1997#1,28489
1996#1,107108
1995#1,053113
1994#1,017119
1993#13,4425#893143
1992#887142
1991#870146
1990#833151
1989#757170
1988#695181
1987#634209
1986#676177
1985#639189
1984#622188
1983#628184
1982#560235
1981#8,1287#560233
1980#10,3925#524268
1979#7,3138#512269
1978#498262
1977#515255
1976#7,2967#484268
1975#7,9846#449316
1974#6,2588#443319
1973#8,4235#433324
1972#5,4809#417362
1971#6,0068#391422
1970#7,0706#383447
1969#5,4568#368448
1968#7,0165#332530
1967#5,4577#334506
1966#5,2737#317547
1965#308603
1964#4,6369#293717
1963#5,8916#282743
1962#5,8606#292701
1961#4,23910#277804
1960#3,51213#277837
1959#3,25414#270852
1958#4,8907#253951
1957#5,3776#2421,024
1956#3,91010#2311,003
1955#4,3768#2181,084
1954#5,1486#2081,142
1953#3,48011#2041,139
1952#4,9086#1971,144
1951#3,7149#1881,239
1950#3,6629#1771,253
1949#3,8928#1761,219
1948#3,5939#1681,346
1947#4,3457#1671,433
1946#3,4309#1631,306
1945#1591,166
1944#2,76211#1541,289
1943#3,4938#1521,364
1942#4,1246#1491,314
1941#1511,189
1940#3,2088#1451,194
1939#2,30013#1411,157
1938#3,1818#1311,311
1937#3,4347#1371,138
1936#2,03215#1321,225
1935#2,43912#1291,264
1934#3,1598#1301,264
1933#2,54011#1311,253
1932#1,68521#1261,352
1931#2,20514#1341,296
1930#2,20215#1221,481
1929#1,52626#1191,449
1928#1,73823#1161,533
1927#2,43314#1141,621
1926#1,83022#1061,714
1925#2,28316#1021,696
1924#2,40915#1031,706
1923#2,09118#1031,694
1922#1,95720#971,806
1921#1,98820#961,887
1920#2,17217#921,893
1919#2,51513#921,772
1918#1,96319#951,878
1917#2,42813#981,625
1916#3,0319#931,733
1915#2,25513#961,605
1914#1,89613#931,284
1913#1,67013#881,076
1912#2,1448#89890
1911#2,1916#87466
1910#1,6349#78463
1909#1,6078#74419
1908#2,1015#69428
1907#2,0615#74364
1906#1,7276#73346
1905#63399
1904#1,2519#70337
1903#1,3188#71301
1902#1,5946#68336
1901#58341
1900#1,10612#59433
1899#1,2787#63293
1898#1,04711#59371
1897#78616#59345
1896#1,1229#54398
1895#89313#55389
1894#53419
1893#1,0239#52394
1892#95810#62353
1891#1,0937#57327
1890#79112#57347
1889#1,2795#49386
1888#9598#55374
1887#8608#46375
1886#73110#48391
1885#8427#52343
1884#54353
1883#8176#54315
1882#6788#50356
1881#5829#53302
1880#54710#56309
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Claude was already there! It came in at #56, and was given to 309 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 2017–2025, when fewer than 52 boys a year got the name.

Where Claude is popular in 1911

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedMNIllinois: #73 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 379 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedWIMichigan: #111 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 593 boysMINew York: #189 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,968 boysNYMassachusetts: #153 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,541 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedIAIndiana: #62 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 263 boysINOhio: #95 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 521 boysOHPennsylvania: #129 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,004 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedNEMissouri: #64 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 253 boysMOKentucky: #45 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 178 boysKYWest Virginia: #62 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 220 boysWVVirginia: #44 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 238 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedNMKansas: #73 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 263 boysKSArkansas: #62 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 231 boysARTennessee: #40 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 199 boysTNNorth Carolina: #44 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 214 boysNCSouth Carolina: #54 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 275 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #84 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 313 boysOKLouisiana: #34 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 155 boysLAMississippi: #59 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 257 boysMSAlabama: #72 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 349 boysALGeorgia: #66 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 320 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedHITexas: #88 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 381 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Claude, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#34 · 1 in 155
  2. Tennessee#40 · 1 in 199
  3. North Carolina#44 · 1 in 214
  4. Virginia#44 · 1 in 238
  5. Kentucky#45 · 1 in 178

Best ever in a state: #27 in Tennessee, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#34281 in 155
Tennessee#40241 in 199
North Carolina#44331 in 214
Virginia#44241 in 238
Kentucky#45271 in 178
South Carolina#54211 in 275
Mississippi#59221 in 257
Arkansas#62151 in 231
Indiana#62131 in 263
West Virginia#62111 in 220
Missouri#64211 in 253
Georgia#66281 in 320
Alabama#72181 in 349
Illinois#73241 in 379
Kansas#7391 in 263
Oklahoma#84111 in 313
Texas#88241 in 381
Ohio#95151 in 521
Michigan#11161 in 593
Pennsylvania#129181 in 1,004
Massachusetts#15361 in 1,541
New York#189121 in 1,968
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Maine
Maryland
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
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 Claude
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 299 spots since 2024 (#3,335#3,036)
  • 277 spots since 2020 (#2,759#3,036)
  • 607 spots since 2015 (#2,429#3,036)
  • Biggest jump: 42 spots in 1987 (#676#634)
  • Biggest drop: 124 spots in 1994 (#893#1,017)
Rise & fade · boys
7 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1887 at #46 (375 births)
  • Births halved by 1983, 96 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 43 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 43 yrs · run 1880–1922
  • Top 1,000: 114 yrs · run 1880–1993
Share of babies · boys
1 in 270
  • Highest: 1 in 270 boys born in 1887 were named Claude (0.37%)
  • Latest: 1 in 42,702 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 18.6% of all boys named Claude (16,999) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s3,504#46 (1887)#52
1890s3,636#52 (1893)#57
1900s3,704#58 (1901)#68
1910s12,792#78 (1910)#91
1920s16,999#92 (1920)#105
1930s12,741#122 (1930)#131
1940s12,820#145 (1940)#158
1950s10,831#177 (1950)#219
1960s6,436#277 (1960)#308
1970s3,244#383 (1970)#453
1980s2,034#524 (1980)#630
1990s1,195#833 (1990)#1,055
2000s699#1,300 (2000)#1,862
2010s472#2,324 (2010)#2,626
2020s230#2,759 (2020)#3,130

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.

Claude in 1911

girls
#2,191
6 births · 1 in 69,718 girls
boys
#87
466 births · 1 in 485 boys

Top girls' names in 1911

  1. #1Mary24,390
  2. #2Helen11,801
  3. #3Margaret9,279
  4. #4Dorothy8,869
  5. #5Ruth8,003
  6. #6Anna6,753
  7. #7Elizabeth6,298
  8. #8Mildred6,271
  9. #9Marie5,017
  10. #10Frances4,967
  11. #2,191Claude6

Top boys' names in 1911

  1. #1John13,446
  2. #2William10,593
  3. #3James9,952
  4. #4George6,586
  5. #5Robert6,526
  6. #6Joseph6,488
  7. #7Charles5,725
  8. #8Frank4,314
  9. #9Edward4,164
  10. #10Thomas3,292
  11. #87Claude466
More about 1911

girls

418,309 girls got a published name in 1911; 1 in 69,718 of them was named Claude, which outranked 23.6% of the 2,868 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Claude
  1. #1,956Wyona7
  2. #1,956Yolande7
  3. #1,956Zeffie7
  4. #2,191Claude6
  5. #2,191Adelaida6
  6. #2,191Adria6
  7. #2,191Agueda6
  8. #2,463Adalene5
  9. #2,463Addis5
  10. #2,463Adia5

Tied with 271 names at #2,191; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. 1,003Laurette#1,935#932
  2. 683Glenda#1,521#838
  3. 680Ana#1,421#741
  4. 623Vilma#1,521#898
  5. 523Emmaline#1,421#898
Fallers
  1. 1,194Alys#997#2,191
  2. 959Leana#997#1,956
  3. 686Coletta#859#1,545
  4. 686Blossom#970#1,656
  5. 659Otis#997#1,656

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

boys

225,970 boys got a published name in 1911; 1 in 485 of them was named Claude, which outranked 95.6% of the 1,999 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Claude
  1. #83Stephen486
  2. #85Morris478
  3. #86Ben467
  4. #87Claude466
  5. #88Gerald462
  6. #89Alvin460
  7. #90Johnnie455
Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. 900Vincenzo#1,589#689
  2. 900Wyman#1,589#689
  3. 882Rodger#1,589#707
  4. 796Cedric#1,589#793
  5. 796Hughie#1,589#793
Fallers
  1. 881Bertha#859#1,740
  2. 881Arlo#859#1,740
  3. 831Shelton#556#1,387
  4. 812Guss#928#1,740
  5. 812Halley#928#1,740

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

See the top 100 for 1911