Claudy — boys' name

What the Data Says About Claudy

The Social Security Administration has registered 315 babies named Claudy between 1912 and 1996, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Claudy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Claudy performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Claudy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Claudy in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Claudy 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 315 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.