Recorded 1913–1975 Girls' name Peak 1934 671 births

Claudene — girls' name

671 babies named Claudene in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s451920s1291930s1881940s1411950s781960s631970s27
1930s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Claudene was born in this single decade.

1934
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Claudene

The Social Security Administration has registered 671 babies named Claudene between 1913 and 1975, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Claudene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Claudene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 188 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Claudene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kansas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Claudene in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Claudene 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 671 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.

Claudene at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

671

Since 1913

63 years of records

Peak year

1934

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1913

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1975

Claudene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1913

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1934)
22
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
0510152025 19751965195419461938193019221913 5

Claudene by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
188 births that decade — 28% of Claudene's all-time total
1910s451920s1291930s1881940s1411950s781960s631970s27

Claudene by state

Where Claudene concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Claudene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kansas
5 0.7%
#2 Oklahoma
5 0.7%
Kansas share of Claudene's total US births 0.7%
Even split

5 of 671 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Claudene?
671 babies have been named Claudene since 1913. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1934 with 22 births.
When was Claudene most popular?
Claudene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 188 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
Where is Claudene most popular?
The top states for the name Claudene are Kansas (5 births), Oklahoma (5 births).
How long has the name Claudene been used?
Claudene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 63 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Claudene?
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.

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, 1913–1975 (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.