Boys' name · since 1914

Claudis

353 babies named Claudis in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#9,696 of 45,481
all-time among boys
353
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade

Claudis is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 353 have been recorded since 1914.

Claudis has 353 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1914 to 1977.

  • #9,696 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 353 born since 1914
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claudis ranks #9,696 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 353 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.

#9,696 of 45,481
all-time among boys
353
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Claudis's 353 recorded births place it above 78.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

Claudis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Claudis splits its recorded history at 1938: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1931 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Claudis popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1977

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1919)
14
Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
46810121416 191419211928193419411949195519681977 5

Claudis popularity over time - girls

11 total births recorded since 1917 (Claudis as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 11 births
4.555.566.5 19171918 6

Claudis by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (84 births, 24% of the file).

1920s was Claudis's strongest decade.

84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Claudis births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 84 births (24% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Claudis by state

Where Claudis concentrates geographically, total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Claudis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.4%
Texas share of Claudis's total US births 1.4%

5 of 353 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Claudis?
Claudis has been given to 353 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #9,696 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1977. 14 babies were born in 1919, its single highest year.
Where does Claudis sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claudis ranks #9,696 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Claudis most popular?
Claudis was most popular in the 1920s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Claudis most popular?
The top states for the name Claudis are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Claudis been used?
Records for Claudis go back to 1914, giving 64 years of history through 1977.
What names are similar to Claudis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clarence, Clayton, Claude, Clark, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Claudis's data

  • Claudis's decade-level peak was the 1920s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Claudiss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Claudis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1914–1977 (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 Claudis 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.