Claudia
Claudia was the 1096th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 219 babies. Its best year was 1952, when it ranked 111th with 3,383 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 352 places. More babies were named Claudia in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning from the Roman family Claudius (traditionally 'lame') · Latin
Say it KLAW-dee-uh /ˈklɔdiə/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,096 girls, down 75 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 219girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19523,383 babies
- Total since 1880
- 129,078babies recorded
What does the name Claudia mean?
Claudia is the feminine of Claudius, the name of a Roman family (gens), as DMNES and Wiktionary note. DMNES derives it from Latin claudus 'lame', but Wiktionary (under Claude) says that derivation is traditional and that a Sabine origin is more likely. A Claudia is mentioned in the New Testament (2 Timothy 4:21). It has been used in English since the 16th century.
Claudius (Latin, “Roman family name”)claudus (Latin, “lame (traditional)”)
How sure is this? Disputed. DMNES gives claudus 'lame'; Wiktionary considers a Sabine origin more likely.
Related names: Claude, Claudette, Claudine, Gladys.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Claudia', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Claudia', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Claude', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Claudia popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 760 since 1900.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,096 | 219 |
| 2020 | #1,021 | 246 |
| 2010 | #513 | 585 |
| 2000 | #200 | 1,609 |
| 1990 | #197 | 1,496 |
| 1980 | #191 | 1,405 |
| 1970 | #252 | 1,228 |
| 1960 | #259 | 1,192 |
| 1950 | #126 | 2,536 |
| 1940 | #205 | 863 |
| 1930 | #366 | 338 |
| 1920 | #329 | 389 |
| 1910 | #335 | 137 |
| 1900 | #293 | 125 |
| 1890 | #258 | 95 |
| 1880 | #223 | 48 |
How popular is Claudia, counting every spelling?
Claudia is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,024 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,096 for Claudia on its own. Together these spellings went to 229 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claudia | 219 | #1,096 | 1,149 |
| Klaudia | 10 | #9,791 | 55 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Claudia?
219 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Claudia (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Claudia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 38 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Claudia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Claudia?
About 98,300 people born in the US named Claudia are alive today, with a median age of 49; half are between 31 and 71. That makes Claudia mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Claudia by state
How common Claudia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (1.7×), Illinois (1.6×). In 24 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Claudia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Claudia, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Claudia · Sibling names for Claudia
Questions about the name Claudia
What does Claudia mean?
Claudia is usually explained as “from the Roman family Claudius (traditionally 'lame')”, but this is disputed. Certainty: disputed.
How popular is the name Claudia?
Claudia was the 1096th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 219 babies. Its best year was 1952, when it ranked 111th with 3,383 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 352 places. More babies were named Claudia in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Claudia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Claudia in the US.
Where is Claudia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Claudia was most common in Maryland (0.24 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Virginia.