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 #3335

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Metric Clair Claude
Current Rank Unranked #3335
Total Births (all years) 12,041 91,337
Peak Year 1923 1920
Peak Year Births 356 1,893
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clair Claude
1880s 156 3,504
1890s 295 3,636
1900s 397 3,704
1910s 2,212 12,792
1920s 3,169 16,999
1930s 2,319 12,741
1940s 1,541 12,820
1950s 1,061 10,831
1960s 513 6,436
1970s 199 3,244
1980s 110 2,034
1990s 42 1,195
2000s 12 699
2010s 10 472
2020s 5 230

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
2025 - 40

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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