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Claude

Boy

Meaning of Claude: Latin: 'lame'

Claude is a boy's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 6 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2965th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2671st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2965

40 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2671

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

92,289

First recorded 1880 · peak 1920

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 240 babies1982: 235 babies1983: 184 babies1984: 188 babies1985: 189 babies1986: 177 babies1987: 209 babies1988: 181 babies1989: 170 babies1990: 151 babies19901991: 146 babies1992: 142 babies1993: 148 babies1994: 119 babies1995: 113 babies1996: 108 babies1997: 89 babies1998: 93 babies1999: 91 babies2000: 99 babies20002001: 69 babies2002: 70 babies2003: 82 babies2004: 65 babies2005: 70 babies2006: 62 babies2007: 58 babies2008: 66 babies2009: 58 babies2010: 55 babies20102011: 47 babies2012: 45 babies2013: 43 babies2014: 42 babies2015: 52 babies2016: 55 babies2017: 40 babies2018: 51 babies2019: 42 babies2020: 44 babies20202021: 38 babies2022: 34 babies2023: 39 babies2024: 35 babies2025: 40 babies
US babies named Claude per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 240.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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