Boys' name · since 1880
Claud
Claud has 10,893 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,149 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10,893
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Claud sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 10,893 recorded since 1880.
Claud has 10,893 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2010.
- #1,149 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10,893 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claud ranks #1,149 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10,893 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,149 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10,893
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Claud's 10,893 recorded births place it above 97.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Claud's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Claud's full recorded timeline at 1937, 22% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 78% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 344 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Claud popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2010
- Peak year (1919)
- 344
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Claud popularity over time - girls
47 total births recorded since 1918 (Claud as girls' name)
Claud by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,726 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Claud's strongest decade.
2,726 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Claud births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 881
1880s
881 births
- 1890s 827
1890s
827 births
- 1900s 811
1900s
811 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,205 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,726 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,394 births
- 1940s 947
1940s
947 births
- 1950s 581
1950s
581 births
- 1960s 272
1960s
272 births
- 1970s 135
1970s
135 births
- 1980s 68
1980s
68 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,726 births (25% of all-time use).
How Claud compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Claud's total volume
Claud by state
Where Claud concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,005 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 646 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 636 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 604 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 532 | 4.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 495 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 410 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 366 | 3.4% |
1,005 of 10,893 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Claud appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Claud's data
- Claud's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,726 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Clauds (1,005 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Claud: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~130 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Claud draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.