Recorded 1933–1968 Girls' name Peak 1942 286 births

Claudetta — girls' name

286 babies named Claudetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s791940s971950s821960s28
1940s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Claudetta was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

16 babies were named Claudetta in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Claudetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 286 babies named Claudetta between 1933 and 1968, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Claudetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Claudetta performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Claudetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Claudetta 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 286 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.

Claudetta at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

286

Since 1933

36 years of records

Peak year

1942

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1933

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1968

Claudetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1933

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1942)
16
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 196819591955195119471942193819341933 5

Claudetta by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
97 births that decade — 34% of Claudetta's all-time total
1930s791940s971950s821960s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Claudetta?
286 babies have been named Claudetta since 1933. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1942 with 16 births.
When was Claudetta most popular?
Claudetta was most popular in the 1940s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Claudetta been used?
Claudetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 36 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Claudetta?
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, 1933–1968 (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.