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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1887 · 375 births
- Debut · boys
- 309 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 43 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 91,337since 1880
Claude over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #3,036 | 40 | |
| 2024 | — | #3,335 | 35 | |
| 2023 | — | #3,117 | 39 | |
| 2022 | — | #3,412 | 34 | |
| 2021 | — | #3,121 | 38 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,759 | 44 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,897 | 42 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,507 | 51 | |
| 2017 | — | #2,951 | 40 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,365 | 55 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,429 | 52 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,805 | 42 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,715 | 43 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,678 | 45 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,590 | 47 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,324 | 55 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,252 | 58 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,088 | 66 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,257 | 58 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,102 | 62 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,838 | 70 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,880 | 65 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,548 | 82 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,682 | 70 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,677 | 69 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,300 | 99 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,320 | 91 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,288 | 93 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,284 | 89 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,107 | 108 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,053 | 113 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,017 | 119 | |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #893 | 143 |
| 1992 | — | #887 | 142 | |
| 1991 | — | #870 | 146 | |
| 1990 | — | #833 | 151 | |
| 1989 | — | #757 | 170 | |
| 1988 | — | #695 | 181 | |
| 1987 | — | #634 | 209 | |
| 1986 | — | #676 | 177 | |
| 1985 | — | #639 | 189 | |
| 1984 | — | #622 | 188 | |
| 1983 | — | #628 | 184 | |
| 1982 | — | #560 | 235 | |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #560 | 233 |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #524 | 268 |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | #512 | 269 |
| 1978 | — | #498 | 262 | |
| 1977 | — | #515 | 255 | |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #484 | 268 |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #449 | 316 |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 | #443 | 319 |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #433 | 324 |
| 1972 | #5,480 | 9 | #417 | 362 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #391 | 422 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #383 | 447 |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | #368 | 448 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #332 | 530 |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | #334 | 506 |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #317 | 547 |
| 1965 | — | #308 | 603 | |
| 1964 | #4,636 | 9 | #293 | 717 |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #282 | 743 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #292 | 701 |
| 1961 | #4,239 | 10 | #277 | 804 |
| 1960 | #3,512 | 13 | #277 | 837 |
| 1959 | #3,254 | 14 | #270 | 852 |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #253 | 951 |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #242 | 1,024 |
| 1956 | #3,910 | 10 | #231 | 1,003 |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #218 | 1,084 |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #208 | 1,142 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | #204 | 1,139 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #197 | 1,144 |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | #188 | 1,239 |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | #177 | 1,253 |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 | #176 | 1,219 |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 | #168 | 1,346 |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | #167 | 1,433 |
| 1946 | #3,430 | 9 | #163 | 1,306 |
| 1945 | — | #159 | 1,166 | |
| 1944 | #2,762 | 11 | #154 | 1,289 |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | #152 | 1,364 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #149 | 1,314 |
| 1941 | — | #151 | 1,189 | |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | #145 | 1,194 |
| 1939 | #2,300 | 13 | #141 | 1,157 |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | #131 | 1,311 |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | #137 | 1,138 |
| 1936 | #2,032 | 15 | #132 | 1,225 |
| 1935 | #2,439 | 12 | #129 | 1,264 |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 | #130 | 1,264 |
| 1933 | #2,540 | 11 | #131 | 1,253 |
| 1932 | #1,685 | 21 | #126 | 1,352 |
| 1931 | #2,205 | 14 | #134 | 1,296 |
| 1930 | #2,202 | 15 | #122 | 1,481 |
| 1929 | #1,526 | 26 | #119 | 1,449 |
| 1928 | #1,738 | 23 | #116 | 1,533 |
| 1927 | #2,433 | 14 | #114 | 1,621 |
| 1926 | #1,830 | 22 | #106 | 1,714 |
| 1925 | #2,283 | 16 | #102 | 1,696 |
| 1924 | #2,409 | 15 | #103 | 1,706 |
| 1923 | #2,091 | 18 | #103 | 1,694 |
| 1922 | #1,957 | 20 | #97 | 1,806 |
| 1921 | #1,988 | 20 | #96 | 1,887 |
| 1920 | #2,172 | 17 | #92 | 1,893 |
| 1919 | #2,515 | 13 | #92 | 1,772 |
| 1918 | #1,963 | 19 | #95 | 1,878 |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 | #98 | 1,625 |
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 | #93 | 1,733 |
| 1915 | #2,255 | 13 | #96 | 1,605 |
| 1914 | #1,896 | 13 | #93 | 1,284 |
| 1913 | #1,670 | 13 | #88 | 1,076 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | #89 | 890 |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | #87 | 466 |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 | #78 | 463 |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | #74 | 419 |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | #69 | 428 |
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 | #74 | 364 |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | #73 | 346 |
| 1905 | — | #63 | 399 | |
| 1904 | #1,251 | 9 | #70 | 337 |
| 1903 | #1,318 | 8 | #71 | 301 |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | #68 | 336 |
| 1901 | — | #58 | 341 | |
| 1900 | #1,106 | 12 | #59 | 433 |
| 1899 | #1,278 | 7 | #63 | 293 |
| 1898 | #1,047 | 11 | #59 | 371 |
| 1897 | #786 | 16 | #59 | 345 |
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 | #54 | 398 |
| 1895 | #893 | 13 | #55 | 389 |
| 1894 | — | #53 | 419 | |
| 1893 | #1,023 | 9 | #52 | 394 |
| 1892 | #958 | 10 | #62 | 353 |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | #57 | 327 |
| 1890 | #791 | 12 | #57 | 347 |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | #49 | 386 |
| 1888 | #959 | 8 | #55 | 374 |
| 1887 | #860 | 8 | #46 | 375 |
| 1886 | #731 | 10 | #48 | 391 |
| 1885 | #842 | 7 | #52 | 343 |
| 1884 | — | #54 | 353 | |
| 1883 | #817 | 6 | #54 | 315 |
| 1882 | #678 | 8 | #50 | 356 |
| 1881 | #582 | 9 | #53 | 302 |
| 1880 | #547 | 10 | #56 | 309 |
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 1945
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Tennessee#73 · 1 in 418
- New Hampshire#77 · 1 in 411
- Virginia#79 · 1 in 393
- North Carolina#83 · 1 in 444
- South Carolina#94 · 1 in 472
Best ever in a state: #27 in Tennessee, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #73 | 73 | 1 in 418 |
| New Hampshire | #77 | 9 | 1 in 411 |
| Virginia | #79 | 74 | 1 in 393 |
| North Carolina | #83 | 93 | 1 in 444 |
| South Carolina | #94 | 49 | 1 in 472 |
| Alabama | #101 | 54 | 1 in 579 |
| Maine | #101 | 14 | 1 in 523 |
| District of Columbia | #102 | 18 | 1 in 557 |
| Mississippi | #103 | 38 | 1 in 601 |
| Vermont | #106 | 5 | 1 in 552 |
| Louisiana | #111 | 49 | 1 in 522 |
| West Virginia | #116 | 27 | 1 in 677 |
| Arkansas | #124 | 27 | 1 in 695 |
| Florida | #124 | 33 | 1 in 712 |
| Kentucky | #126 | 37 | 1 in 745 |
| Georgia | #129 | 50 | 1 in 696 |
| Arizona | #136 | 11 | 1 in 618 |
| Maryland | #148 | 16 | 1 in 1,159 |
| Colorado | #149 | 12 | 1 in 924 |
| Oklahoma | #149 | 23 | 1 in 879 |
| Idaho | #165 | 5 | 1 in 926 |
| Pennsylvania | #167 | 42 | 1 in 1,956 |
| Missouri | #168 | 25 | 1 in 1,266 |
| Indiana | #169 | 24 | 1 in 1,327 |
| Illinois | #179 | 36 | 1 in 1,815 |
| Michigan | #181 | 29 | 1 in 1,815 |
| Kansas | #185 | 11 | 1 in 1,384 |
| New Jersey | #190 | 13 | 1 in 2,701 |
| Ohio | #191 | 31 | 1 in 2,033 |
| Connecticut | #193 | 5 | 1 in 3,045 |
| New York | #196 | 46 | 1 in 2,479 |
| Texas | #199 | 70 | 1 in 1,100 |
| Wisconsin | #202 | 11 | 1 in 2,582 |
| Utah | #208 | 5 | 1 in 1,421 |
| California | #216 | 48 | 1 in 1,839 |
| New Mexico | #230 | 5 | 1 in 1,315 |
| Washington | #230 | 9 | 1 in 2,271 |
| Massachusetts | #234 | 7 | 1 in 5,258 |
| Iowa | #286 | 5 | 1 in 4,150 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,504 | #46 (1887) | #52 |
| 1890s | 3,636 | #52 (1893) | #57 |
| 1900s | 3,704 | #58 (1901) | #68 |
| 1910s | 12,792 | #78 (1910) | #91 |
| 1920s | 16,999 | #92 (1920) | #105 |
| 1930s | 12,741 | #122 (1930) | #131 |
| 1940s | 12,820 | #145 (1940) | #158 |
| 1950s | 10,831 | #177 (1950) | #219 |
| 1960s | 6,436 | #277 (1960) | #308 |
| 1970s | 3,244 | #383 (1970) | #453 |
| 1980s | 2,034 | #524 (1980) | #630 |
| 1990s | 1,195 | #833 (1990) | #1,055 |
| 2000s | 699 | #1,300 (2000) | #1,862 |
| 2010s | 472 | #2,324 (2010) | #2,626 |
| 2020s | 230 | #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 1945
boys
#159
1,166 births · 1 in 1,154 boys
Top boys' names in 1945
More about 1945
boys
1,345,855 boys got a published name in 1945; 1 in 1,154 of them was named Claude, which outranked 95.8% of the 3,783 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Claude
Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.