Claudius

Where Claudius comes from

From Latin Claudius. Doublet of Claude.
— Wiktionary's entry for Claudius
  • Latin
  • 3 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1388
    Claudius Clavus born
    Danish geographer
  2. 1787
    Claudius James Rich born
    British business agent, traveller and antiquarian
  3. 1890
    First appearance
    #884 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 1893
    Peak, #768
    8 babies named Claudius — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1894
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin.
Namesakes
  • Claudius James Rich · British business agent, traveller and antiquarian, 1787–1821
  • Claudius Clavus · Danish geographer, 1388–1500
  • Claudius Regaud · French physician, 1870–1940
  • Claudius Buchanan · British theologian, 1766–1815
  • Claudius Popelin · French painter, poet and writer, 1825–1892

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.