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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 |
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 1975
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- District of Columbia#195 · 1 in 1,095
- Tennessee#219 · 1 in 1,672
- South Carolina#228 · 1 in 1,415
- Oklahoma#244 · 1 in 1,866
- West Virginia#248 · 1 in 2,605
Best ever in a state: #27 in Tennessee, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #195 | 7 | 1 in 1,095 |
| Tennessee | #219 | 18 | 1 in 1,672 |
| South Carolina | #228 | 14 | 1 in 1,415 |
| Oklahoma | #244 | 10 | 1 in 1,866 |
| West Virginia | #248 | 5 | 1 in 2,605 |
| Kentucky | #258 | 11 | 1 in 2,364 |
| Virginia | #275 | 13 | 1 in 2,373 |
| North Carolina | #298 | 15 | 1 in 2,436 |
| Georgia | #304 | 15 | 1 in 2,428 |
| Louisiana | #306 | 16 | 1 in 1,886 |
| Missouri | #308 | 11 | 1 in 2,990 |
| Florida | #359 | 16 | 1 in 2,997 |
| Mississippi | #365 | 6 | 1 in 3,043 |
| Alabama | #379 | 7 | 1 in 3,641 |
| Pennsylvania | #385 | 12 | 1 in 5,977 |
| Ohio | #409 | 13 | 1 in 5,891 |
| Illinois | #417 | 18 | 1 in 4,347 |
| New Jersey | #438 | 8 | 1 in 5,161 |
| New York | #445 | 22 | 1 in 5,119 |
| Indiana | #446 | 6 | 1 in 6,532 |
| Texas | #541 | 19 | 1 in 5,635 |
| Michigan | #556 | 7 | 1 in 8,838 |
| California | #733 | 13 | 1 in 11,698 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1887 at #46 (375 births)
- Births halved by 1983, 96 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 43 yrs · run 1880–1922
- Top 1,000: 114 yrs · run 1880–1993
- Highest: 1 in 270 boys born in 1887 were named Claude (0.37%)
- Latest: 1 in 42,702 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 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 1975
Top girls' names in 1975
Top boys' names in 1975
More about 1975
girls
1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 242,977 of them was named Claude, which outranked 24.8% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,173Zenita7
- #7,173Zola7
- #7,173Zonia7
- #7,984Claude6
- #7,984Aaryn6
- #7,984Abagail6
- #7,984Adine6
- #9,067Aaren5
- #9,067Abel5
- #9,067Abraham5
Tied with 1,082 names at #7,984; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 4,941 of them was named Claude, which outranked 92.9% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.