Recorded 1914–1962 Girls' name Peak 1934 459 births

Claudean — girls' name

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.

1910s251920s1051930s1471940s1151950s571960s10
1930s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Claudean was born in this single decade.

1934
Single peak year

22 babies were named Claudean in 1934 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Claudean

The Social Security Administration has registered 459 babies named Claudean between 1914 and 1962, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Claudean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Claudean performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 147 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Claudean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Claudean in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Claudean in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 459 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Claudean at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

459

Since 1914

49 years of records

Peak year

1934

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1914

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1962

Claudean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1914

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1934)
22
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
0510152025 19621953194619401934192819221914 5

Claudean by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
147 births that decade — 32% of Claudean's all-time total
1910s251920s1051930s1471940s1151950s571960s10

Claudean by state

Where Claudean concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Claudean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
5 1.1%
Tennessee share of Claudean's total US births 1.1%

5 of 459 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Claudean?
459 babies have been named Claudean since 1914. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1934 with 22 births.
When was Claudean most popular?
Claudean was most popular in the 1930s decade with 147 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
Where is Claudean most popular?
The top states for the name Claudean are Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Claudean been used?
Claudean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 49 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Claudean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clara, Claire, Claudia, Clarissa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1962 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.