Claudius — boys' name

What the Data Says About Claudius

The Social Security Administration has registered 922 babies named Claudius between 1890 and 2019, spanning 130 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Claudius currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Claudius performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 147 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Claudius shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Claudius in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Claudius 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 922 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.