Recorded 1937–1978 Girls' name Peak 1940 100 births

Claudett — girls' name

100 babies named Claudett in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s301950s161960s271970s22
1940s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Claudett was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

9 babies were named Claudett in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Claudett

The Social Security Administration has registered 100 babies named Claudett between 1937 and 1978, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Claudett currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Claudett performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Claudett shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Claudett 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 100 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.

Claudett at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

100

Since 1937

42 years of records

Peak year

1940

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1937

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1978

Claudett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1937

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1940)
9
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
45678910 1978197019621953194519401937 5

Claudett by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
30 births that decade — 30% of Claudett's all-time total
1930s51940s301950s161960s271970s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Claudett?
100 babies have been named Claudett since 1937. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1940 with 9 births.
When was Claudett most popular?
Claudett was most popular in the 1940s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Claudett been used?
Claudett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 42 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Claudett?
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, 1937–1978 (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.