Girls' name · since 1933
Claudetta
Since 1933, U.S. Social Security records show 286 babies named Claudetta, peaking in 1942. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,321 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 286
- born since 1933
- 1940s
- peak decade
Claudetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 286 have been recorded since 1933.
Social Security Administration records show Claudetta recorded 286 times among girls since 1933, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 1968.
- #16,321 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 286 born since 1933
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claudetta ranks #16,321 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 286 born since 1933, peaking in the 1940s.
- #16,321 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 286
- born since 1933
- 1940s
- peak decade
Claudetta's 286 recorded births place it above 77.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Claudetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Claudetta's SSA record in two at 1949 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1933, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1942 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Claudetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1968
- Peak year (1942)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Claudetta by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (97 births, 34% of the file).
1940s was Claudetta's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Claudetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
79 births
- 1940s
1940s
97 births
- 1950s
1950s
82 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 97 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Claudetta's decade-level peak was the 1940s (97 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Claudetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1933–1968 (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 Claudetta 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.