Names / Girl names
Claudia
Current rank
#1,096
and easing
All-time peak
#111
in 1952
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
129,000
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #111 in 1952 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Claudia enters U.S. records in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a girls' name. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. 1952 marked its high point, reaching #111. Across all years, more than 129,000 children have been named this.