Unisex name · since 1880
Claudie
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 3,739 babies named Claudie, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,111 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,739
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
3,739 girls have been named Claudie since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Claudie has 3,739 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1996.
- #3,111 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,739 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claudie ranks #3,111 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,739 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,111 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,739
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Claudie's 3,739 recorded births place it above 95.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Claudie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Claudie's SSA record in two at 1929 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 113, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Claudie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1996
- Peak year (1918)
- 113
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Claudie popularity over time - boys
2,978 total births recorded since 1882 (Claudie as boys' name)
Claudie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (977 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Claudie's strongest decade.
977 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Claudie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 138
1880s
138 births
- 1890s 264
1890s
264 births
- 1900s
1900s
404 births
- 1910s
1910s
805 births
- 1920s
1920s
977 births
- 1930s
1930s
542 births
- 1940s 312
1940s
312 births
- 1950s 162
1950s
162 births
- 1960s 87
1960s
87 births
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 977 births (26% of all-time use).
How Claudie 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 Claudie's total volume
Claudie by state
Where Claudie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 462 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 456 | 12.2% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 382 | 10.2% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 272 | 7.3% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 82 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 59 | 1.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 53 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 31 | 0.8% |
462 of 3,739 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Claudie appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Claudie's data
- Claudie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (977 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Claudies (462 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Claudie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1880–1996 (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 Claudie 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.