People with the first name Claudia
189,171
About 1 in 1,752 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Claudia?
Claudia was the #294 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#294
More common than 99.5% of listed first names
Peak year
1952
3,383 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
219
#2,083 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 1,752
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
0.2% male99.8% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Claudia across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Claudia reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1952, with 3,383 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 219 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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