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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • 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: #373 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,375 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: #469 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,872 girlsMNIllinois: #293 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,872 girlsILWisconsin: #401 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,445 girlsWIMichigan: #350 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,723 girlsMINew York: #237 for girls · 117 births · 1 in 1,246 girlsNYMassachusetts: #336 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,003 girlsMARhode Island: #206 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,394 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: #356 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,804 girlsINOhio: #315 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,366 girlsOHPennsylvania: #367 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,087 girlsPANew Jersey: #267 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,720 girlsNJConnecticut: #233 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,470 girlsCTCalifornia: #235 for girls · 127 births · 1 in 1,211 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedUTColorado: #349 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,166 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedNEMissouri: #281 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,820 girlsMOKentucky: #367 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,104 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedWVVirginia: #341 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,637 girlsVAMaryland: #271 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,823 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #279 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,242 girlsNMKansas: #299 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,789 girlsKSArkansas: #287 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,743 girlsARTennessee: #483 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,055 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #393 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,307 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #235 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,327 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #261 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,377 girlsDCOklahoma: #424 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,127 girlsOKLouisiana: #389 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,465 girlsLAMississippi: #376 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,438 girlsMSAlabama: #378 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,761 girlsALGeorgia: #374 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,763 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Claudia, so not publishedHITexas: #264 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 1,392 girlsTXFlorida: #258 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,430 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#206 · 1 in 1,394
  2. Connecticut#233 · 1 in 1,470
  3. California#235 · 1 in 1,211
  4. South Carolina#235 · 1 in 1,327
  5. New York#237 · 1 in 1,246

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#20651 in 1,394
Connecticut#233151 in 1,470
California#2351271 in 1,211
South Carolina#235161 in 1,327
New York#2371171 in 1,246
Florida#258301 in 1,430
District of Columbia#26181 in 1,377
Texas#264661 in 1,392
New Jersey#267301 in 1,720
Maryland#271151 in 1,823
New Mexico#27971 in 1,242
Missouri#281191 in 1,820
Arkansas#28781 in 1,743
Illinois#293471 in 1,872
Kansas#29981 in 1,789
Ohio#315361 in 2,366
Massachusetts#336151 in 3,003
Virginia#341131 in 2,637
Colorado#34971 in 2,166
Michigan#350271 in 2,723
Indiana#356151 in 2,804
Kentucky#36781 in 3,104
Pennsylvania#367291 in 3,087
Washington#37391 in 2,375
Georgia#374141 in 2,763
Mississippi#37681 in 2,438
Alabama#378101 in 2,761
Louisiana#389131 in 2,465
North Carolina#393121 in 3,307
Wisconsin#40181 in 4,445
Oklahoma#42451 in 3,127
Minnesota#46951 in 5,872
Tennessee#48361 in 5,055
Alaska
Arizona
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Maine
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming

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.

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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 1966

girls
#315
797 births · 1 in 2,123 girls

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #315Claudia797
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 2,123 of them was named Claudia, which outranked 95.9% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Claudia
  1. #312Edith800
  2. #312Kristy800
  3. #314Desiree798
  4. #315Claudia797
  5. #316Pauline795
  6. #317Paige788
  7. #318Gayle776
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. 6,121Tabatha#6,539#418
  2. 1,469Tabitha#1,993#524
  3. 1,325Joell#2,247#922
  4. 1,047Tatia#1,715#668
  5. 969Nichole#1,829#860
Fallers
  1. 398Barb#815#1,213
  2. 310Jewell#952#1,262
  3. 288Roxie#944#1,232
  4. 284Aretha#818#1,102
  5. 280Kecia#392#672

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

See the top 100 for 1966