Claudie
Feminine form of Claude, meaning "lame" or "enclosing" from the Latin name Claudius.
Name Census estimates that about 1,243 living Americans carry the first name Claudie. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 55.7% of registrations being female. The average person named Claudie today is around 76 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Claudie births was 1920 (202 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Claudie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Claudie with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Claudie was once a predominantly female name but has become increasingly popular for boys in recent decades.
- • Claudie sits in rare territory as a truly gender-neutral name, given to boys and girls in near-equal numbers.
- • The typical person named Claudie is about 76 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Claudies were born before 1960.
People living today
1.2K
~ 1 in 275,748 Americans
Peak year
1920
202 babies that year
Average age
76
years old
1992 SSA rank
#8,633
Tracked since 1880
Census
Claudie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,175 people with the first name Claudie, which placed it at #11,067 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#11,067
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,175 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
51.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Claudie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Claudie is White at 51.4%. The next largest groups are Black (36.3%) and Hispanic (6.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Claudie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Claudie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White51.4% · 604
- Black or African American36.3% · 427
- Hispanic or Latino6.5% · 76
- Two or more races3.1% · 36
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.0% · 23
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 9
Gender
Gender distribution for Claudie
Claudie is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 6,717 total registrations, 2,978 (44.3%) were male and 3,739 (55.7%) were female.
Claudie as a male name
- Ranked #8,633 in 1992
- 5 male births in 1992
- Peak: 1920 (93 births)
Claudie as a female name
- Ranked #13,965 in 1996
- 5 female births in 1996
- Peak: 1918 (113 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Claudie on both sides of the split. Of the 1,177 people counted with this name, 544 were male (46.2%) and 633 were female (53.8%).
Popularity
Claudie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Claudie from the 1880s through to the 1990s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 1,765 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Claudie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Claudie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Claudies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 14 states and territories. Texas, Alabama, Georgia recorded the most babies named Claudie, while Virginia, Florida, South Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 240 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Claudie
The name Claudie is a French feminine form derived from the Latin name Claudius. The name Claudius was a Roman family name that originated from the Latin word "claudus," meaning "lame" or "crippled." It is believed to have been a nickname given to an ancestor born with a physical disability.
Claudie gained popularity during the Roman Empire, as several notable figures bore the name Claudius. One of the most renowned was Claudius I, who ruled as Roman Emperor from 41 to 54 AD. He is known for his expansion of the Roman Empire and his promotion of public works projects.
The name Claudie can be traced back to medieval France, where it was a common variant of the name Claudia. In the 12th century, the trouvère (medieval poet and composer) Claudie de Sermisy was a prominent figure in the French court of King Henry II.
During the Renaissance period, the name Claudie appeared in various literary works. One notable example is the character Claudie in the play "The Faithful Shepherdess" by John Fletcher, which premiered in 1608.
In the 17th century, Claudie de Bretigny (1592-1666) was a French noblewoman and courtier who served as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Marie de' Medici.
Another historical figure with the name Claudie was Claudie Henriette de Hamel (1670-1737), a French aristocrat and philanthropist known for her charitable works and support of the arts.
In the 19th century, Claudie Saurel (1808-1881) was a French writer and journalist who advocated for women's rights and education.
Claudie Gallay (1824-1909) was a French sculptor and painter known for her portrait busts and religious works.
People
Claudie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Claudie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Claudie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Claudie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,243 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Claudie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 275,748 US residents.
Is Claudie a common name?
We classify Claudie as "Rare". It ranks above 91.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6,717 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Claudie most popular?
The single biggest year for Claudie was 1920, when 202 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Claudie is about 76 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Claudie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,175 people with the name Claudie, or 0.39 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,067 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Claudie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Claudie?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Claudie on both sides of the split. Of the 1,177 people counted with this name, 544 were male (46.2%) and 633 were female (53.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Claudie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Claudie is White at 51.4%. The next largest groups are Black (36.3%) and Hispanic (6.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Claudie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Claudie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 51.4% (604 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Claudie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Claudie a female name?
Yes, 55.7% of people registered as Claudie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Claudie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Claudie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Claudie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Claudie?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Claudie at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.