Clair vs Claude

Side-by-side comparison of Clair and Claude — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Clair

Boy name

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Name B

Claude

Boy name · Rank #3321

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Metric Clair Claude
Current Rank Unranked #3321
Total Births (all years) 12,041 91,300
Peak Year 1923 1920
Peak Year Births 356 1,893
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clair Claude
1880ss 156 3,504
1890ss 295 3,636
1900ss 397 3,704
1910ss 2,212 12,792
1920ss 3,169 16,999
1930ss 2,319 12,741
1940ss 1,541 12,820
1950ss 1,061 10,832
1960ss 513 6,438
1970ss 199 3,244
1980ss 110 2,034
1990ss 42 1,195
2000ss 12 699
2010ss 10 472
2020ss 5 190

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clair Claude
2014 — 42
2015 — 52
2016 5 55
2017 — 40
2018 — 51
2019 — 42
2020 5 44
2021 — 38
2022 — 34
2023 — 39
2024 — 35

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2020.

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