Boys' name · since 1890
Claudius
Claudius has 928 recorded births since 1890 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,387 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,733 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 928
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Claudius is the #10733 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 928 recorded since 1890.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claudius has been recorded 928 times among boys since 1890, currently ranked #10733 nationally and more common than 23% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.
- #5,387 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,733 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 928 born since 1890
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claudius ranks #5,387 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,733 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 928 born since 1890, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,387 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,733 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 928
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Claudius's 928 recorded births place it above 88.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Claudius compares
928 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Claudius's all-time total is 151% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Claudius | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 928 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Claudius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Claudius's full recorded timeline at 1955, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Claudius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025
- Peak year (1916)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Claudius by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (147 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Claudius's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Claudius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 20
1890s
20 births
- 1900s 8
1900s
8 births
- 1910s
1910s
136 births
- 1920s
1920s
147 births
- 1930s
1930s
119 births
- 1940s
1940s
84 births
- 1950s
1950s
104 births
- 1960s
1960s
74 births
- 1970s
1970s
66 births
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
61 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 147 births (16% of all-time use).
How Claudius compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Claudius's total volume
Claudius by state
Where Claudius concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 16 | 1.7% |
16 of 928 births nationwide.
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What to do with Claudius's data
- Claudius's decade-level peak was the 1920s (147 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Claudiuss (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Claudius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~135 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, 1890–2025 (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 Claudius 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.