Claudine — #13441 US girls' name
11,322 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.
More common than 24% of names given to girls today.
17% of everyone ever named Claudine was born in this single decade.
442 babies were named Claudine in 1970 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Claudine
The Social Security Administration has registered 11,322 babies named Claudine between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Claudine currently holds the #13441 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 442 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Claudine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,870 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Claudine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 991 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Claudine in 37 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Claudine in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11,322 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Claudine at a glance
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Current rank
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Claudine popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1970)
- 442
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #13441 among girls.
11,322 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1970 with 442 births in a single year.
Claudine popularity over time — boys
15 total births recorded since 1919 (Claudine as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Claudine accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Claudine by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 1,870 births that decade — 17% of Claudine's all-time total
Claudine decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,870 births
- Runner-up 1,819 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Claudine's strongest decade
1,870 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 17% of all-time use.
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 11,322 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 8.8% of nationwide
- California 7.5% of nationwide
- Texas 6.3% of nationwide
- Virginia 3.6% of nationwide
- Georgia 3.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 37 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 8.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Claudine appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.