Girls' name · since 1914
Claudean
459 babies named Claudean in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 459
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
459 girls have been named Claudean since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Claudean has 459 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1962.
- #12,482 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 459 born since 1914
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claudean ranks #12,482 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 459 born since 1914, peaking in the 1930s.
- #12,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 459
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Claudean's 459 recorded births place it above 82.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Claudean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Claudean splits its recorded history at 1937: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1934 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Claudean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1962
- Peak year (1934)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Claudean by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (147 births, 32% of the file).
1930s was Claudean's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Claudean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
105 births
- 1930s
1930s
147 births
- 1940s
1940s
115 births
- 1950s 57
1950s
57 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 147 births (32% of all-time use).
Claudean by state
Where Claudean concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 459 births nationwide.
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What to do with Claudean's data
- Claudean's decade-level peak was the 1930s (147 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Claudeans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee 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 Claudean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1934)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1914–1962 (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 Claudean 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.