Claude
Boy nameClaude has been given to 92,289 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1920.
Meaning & origin /ˈklɔːd/
In use from the 16th century. Borrowed from French Claude, from Latin Claudius, the name of a Roman gens. The clan name is traditionally said to be from Latin claudus (“lame”), but is most likely of Sabine origin.
Origin: Latin
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
92,289
Peak year
1920 (1,910 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -23%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Claude
Claude Debussy
French classical composer (1862–1918)
Claude Lévi-Strauss
French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)
Claude Simon
French writer (1913–2005)
Claudia Cardinale
Italian actress (1938–2025)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Claude.
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