Girls' name · since 1880
Claudia
128,318 babies named Claudia in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #313 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,096 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 128,318
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Claudia is the #1096 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 128,318 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Claudia recorded 128,318 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #1096 nationally today, ahead of 94% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #313 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,096 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 128,318 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claudia ranks #313 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,096 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 128,318 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #313 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,096 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 128,318
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Claudia's 128,318 recorded births place it above 99.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Claudia compares
128,318 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 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
Claudia's all-time total is 341x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Claudia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 128,318 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,383 | 21 | 19,840 |
Claudia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Claudia's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 48 births recorded -- set against the 1952 peak of 3,383, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Claudia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1952)
- 3,383
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Claudia popularity over time - boys
760 total births recorded since 1900 (Claudia as boys' name)
Claudia by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (23,150 births, 18% of the file).
1950s was Claudia's strongest decade.
23,150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Claudia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 626
1880s
626 births
- 1890s 933
1890s
933 births
- 1900s 1,200
1900s
1,200 births
- 1910s 2,932
1910s
2,932 births
- 1920s 3,756
1920s
3,756 births
- 1930s 5,999
1930s
5,999 births
- 1940s
1940s
19,174 births
- 1950s
1950s
23,150 births
- 1960s
1960s
9,999 births
- 1970s
1970s
13,615 births
- 1980s
1980s
13,800 births
- 1990s
1990s
16,520 births
- 2000s
2000s
11,220 births
- 2010s 3,999
2010s
3,999 births
- 2020s 1,395
2020s
1,395 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 23,150 births (18% of all-time use).
How Claudia 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 Claudia's total volume
Claudia by state
Where Claudia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24,669 | 19.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16,440 | 12.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 9,742 | 7.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6,577 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 3,952 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 3,935 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 3,781 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 3,737 | 2.9% |
24,669 of 128,318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Claudia appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Claudia's data
- Claudia's decade-level peak was the 1950s (23,150 total births); usage has since declined to 1,395 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Claudias (24,669 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Claudia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Claudia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Claudia 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.