Recorded 1914–1977 Boys' name Peak 1919 353 births

Claudis — boys' name

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.

1910s511920s841930s681940s621950s701960s131970s5
1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Claudis was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

14 babies were named Claudis in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Claudis

The Social Security Administration has registered 353 babies named Claudis between 1914 and 1977, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Claudis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Claudis performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Claudis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Claudis in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Claudis 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 353 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.

Claudis at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

353

Since 1914

64 years of records

Peak year

1919

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1914

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 1977

Claudis popularity over time — boys

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

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1919)
14
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
46810121416 197719561950194219351929192219161914 10

Claudis popularity over time — girls

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

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19181917 5

Claudis by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
84 births that decade — 24% of Claudis's all-time total
1910s511920s841930s681940s621950s701960s131970s5

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?
353 babies have been named Claudis since 1914. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1919 with 14 births.
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?
Claudis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 64 years of data 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.

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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, 1914–1977 (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.