Girls' name · since 1880
Claudine
11,323 babies named Claudine in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,540 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11,323
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Claudine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11,323 have been recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Claudine recorded 11,323 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2024.
- #1,540 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11,323 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claudine ranks #1,540 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11,323 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,540 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11,323
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Claudine's 11,323 recorded births place it above 97.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Claudine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Claudine's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 442, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Claudine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2024
- Peak year (1970)
- 442
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Claudine popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 1919 (Claudine as boys' name)
Claudine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,870 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Claudine's strongest decade.
1,870 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Claudine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 40
1880s
40 births
- 1890s 117
1890s
117 births
- 1900s 217
1900s
217 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,080 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,870 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,686 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,345 births
- 1950s
1950s
917 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,504 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,819 births
- 1980s 310
1980s
310 births
- 1990s 221
1990s
221 births
- 2000s 142
2000s
142 births
- 2010s 42
2010s
42 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,870 births (17% of all-time use).
How Claudine 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 Claudine's total volume
Claudine by state
Where Claudine concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 991 | 8.8% |
| #2 | California | | 848 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 716 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 410 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 401 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 371 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 349 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 308 | 2.7% |
991 of 11,323 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Claudine appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Claudine's data
- Claudine's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,870 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Claudines (991 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Claudine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1880–2024 (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 Claudine 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.