Girls' name · peaked in 1952
Claudia name popularity since 1925
121,346 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Claudia. Half of them were born in 1970 or earlier, so the typical Claudia is about 56 years old in 2026. Claudia peaked in 1952 as the #111 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 121,346
- Named Claudia, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,096 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% girls
- 120,682 girls · 664 boys
- Most popular in
- California
- 1.96× its national share
Peak year is the year Claudia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Claudia births per year, 1925–2025
1952 was the biggest year for Claudia both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1932 and 1937, Claudia became 2.4× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 1952 and 1957, its share of baby girls fell by 55%, from 1 in 548 to 1 in 1,230.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Claudia's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Claudia.
Decade by decade
Babies named Claudia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 1,811 | 33 | – |
| 1930s | 5,999 | 53 | #233 |
| 1940s | 19,174 | 82 | #127 |
| 1950s | 23,150 | 50 | #151 |
| 1960s | 9,999 | 44 | #314 |
| 1970s | 13,615 | 116 | #180 |
| 1980s | 13,800 | 194 | #193 |
| 1990s | 16,520 | 87 | #172 |
| 2000s | 11,220 | 5 | #313 |
| 2010s | 3,999 | 0 | #744 |
| 2020–25 | 1,395 | 0 | #1,096 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
32.0% of babies named Claudia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Claudia is most popular
The index compares Claudia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Claudia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| California | 1.96× | 24,729 |
| Texas | 1.71× | 15,998 |
| District of Columbia | 1.56× | 855 |
| Arizona | 1.30× | 2,016 |
| New Mexico | 1.12× | 740 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Claudia and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Claudia (this page) | 120,682 | 1952 |
| Klaudia | 1,052 | 2004 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Claudia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Claudia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Claudia (1952).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data