Total births
18,784
Girls' name · since 1915
Claudette
Claudette has 18,784 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1935 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10349
- among girls today
- 18,784
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 42%
- more common than other girls
Claudette currently ranks #10349 among girls' names in America, with 18,784 babies recorded since 1915.
Claudette has 18,784 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10349 as of the latest data, more common than 42% of girls, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #10349 among girls today
- 18,784 born since 1915
- 1940s peak decade
- 42% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Claudette is currently the #10349 girls' name in America, more common than 42% of girls - 18,784 born since 1915, peaking in the 1940s.
- #10349
- among girls today
- 18,784
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 42%
- more common than other girls
Claudette vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10349
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 42% of names given to girls today.
1940s
Peak decade
27% of everyone ever named Claudette was born in this single decade.
1935
Single peak year
704 babies were named Claudette in 1935 - its busiest year on record.
How Claudette compares
18,784 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Claudette's all-time total is 49x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Claudette | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18,784 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 704 | 48 | 19,840 |
Claudette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Claudette splits its recorded history at 1970: 13% of all births land in the more recent half, 87% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1915 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1935 peak of 704 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Claudette at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1935
Current rank
#10,349
Active since
1915
Claudette popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1935)
- 704
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Claudette popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1936 (Claudette as boys' name)
Claudette by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Claudette's strongest decade.
5,047 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Claudette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 52
1910s
52 births
- 1920s 119
1920s
119 births
- 1930s
1930s
4,334 births
- 1940s
1940s
5,047 births
- 1950s
1950s
4,192 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,545 births
- 1970s 1,308
1970s
1,308 births
- 1980s 535
1980s
535 births
- 1990s 265
1990s
265 births
- 2000s 225
2000s
225 births
- 2010s 109
2010s
109 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 5,047 births (27% of all-time use).
How Claudette compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Claudette's total volume
Claudette vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Claudette by state
Where Claudette concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,486 | 7.9% |
| #2 | California | | 1,228 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,030 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 967 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 936 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 820 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Maine | | 659 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 649 | 3.5% |
New York share of Claudette's total US births 7.9%
Even split
1,486 of 18,784 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Claudette appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Claudette? ▼
Since 1915, Social Security records show 18,784 babies named Claudette. Today it holds rank #10349 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1935, with 704 births.
When was Claudette most popular? ▼
Claudette was most popular in the 1940s decade with 5,047 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
Where is Claudette most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Claudette are New York (1,486 births), California (1,228 births), Illinois (1,030 births).
How long has the name Claudette been used? ▼
Claudette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 111 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Claudette? ▼
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.
What to do with Claudette's data
- Claudette's decade-level peak was the 1940s (5,047 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Claudettes (1,486 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Claudette
Nearby Names Like Claudette
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Claudette
Clara Girl
#78 300,524 births
Claire Girl
#67 211,919 births
Claudia Girl
#1086 128,318 births
Clarissa Girl
#1161 40,484 births
Clare Girl
#948 31,456 births
Compare Claudette side by side: Claudette vs Clara Claudette vs Claire Claudette vs Claudia
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Claudette
Kimi #10348
1,819 births · Peak 1965
Hermelinda #10350
2,039 births · Peak 1953
Winston #10347
162 births · Peak 2020
Miona #10351
65 births · Peak 2024
Nadja #10346
1,166 births · Peak 1996
Lorelle #10352
973 births · Peak 1979
Letizia #10345
502 births · Peak 2004
Lydian #10353
246 births · Peak 2013
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Claudette: #10349 Girls' Name - 18,784 Births, Peak 1935." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/claudette. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Claudette 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 June 2026.