Klaudia
A feminine name of Germanic origin meaning "lame" or "enclosure".
Name Census estimates that about 1,021 living Americans carry the first name Klaudia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Klaudia today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Klaudia births was 2004 (57 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Klaudia. 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 Klaudia with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.0K
~ 1 in 335,705 Americans
Peak year
2004
57 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,790
Tracked since 1954
Census
Klaudia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,907 people with the first name Klaudia, which placed it at #7,816 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
#7,816
National first-name rank
People counted
1.9K
1,907 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
82.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Klaudia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Klaudia is White at 82.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (12.2%) and Black (1.9%). 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 Klaudia 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 Klaudia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White82.5% · 1,573
- Hispanic or Latino12.2% · 233
- Black or African American1.9% · 37
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6% · 31
- Two or more races1.4% · 27
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 6
Popularity
Klaudia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Klaudia from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 437 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Klaudia 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 Klaudia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Klaudias live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. Illinois, New York, New Jersey recorded the most babies named Klaudia, while Michigan, Florida, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 51 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Klaudia
The name Klaudia originates from the Roman family name Claudius, which itself derives from the Latin word claudus, meaning "lame" or "crippled." It is believed that the name was initially given to a member of the Claudian gens, or clan, who had a physical disability.
The Claudian family played a significant role in Roman history, with several notable figures bearing the name. One of the most famous was Claudius, the fourth Roman emperor who ruled from 41 to 54 AD. He was responsible for the conquest of Britain and the expansion of the Roman Empire.
The feminine form of the name, Klaudia, gained popularity during the Roman era and was borne by several prominent women, including Claudia Quinta, the wife of the Roman general Valerius Messalla Corvinus, and Claudia Pulchra, the daughter of a Roman consul.
In the early Christian era, the name Klaudia was associated with several saints, including Saint Claudia, a Roman Christian martyred during the reign of Diocletian in the 3rd century AD.
Throughout history, there have been several notable women named Klaudia. One of the earliest was Claudia Felicitas (born around 439 AD), a Roman noblewoman and the mother of Pope Gregory I, also known as Gregory the Great.
Another famous Klaudia was Claudia Quinta (born around 30 BC), a Roman noblewoman and the wife of the Roman general Valerius Messalla Corvinus. She was known for her beauty and intelligence and was celebrated by Roman poets such as Propertius and Ovid.
In the Middle Ages, Klaudia was the name of a Swedish princess, Klaudia Felicia (born around 1335), who was the daughter of King Magnus IV of Sweden and Blanche of Namur.
During the Renaissance, Klaudia Francesca Aldobrandini (1576-1637) was an Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts, known for her support of artists such as Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Domenichino.
In more recent times, Klaudia Kolb (1839-1925) was a German activist and one of the first women to study medicine in Germany, paving the way for future generations of female doctors.
People
Klaudia + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Klaudia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Klaudia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,021 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Klaudia 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 335,705 US residents.
Is Klaudia a common name?
We classify Klaudia as "Rare". It ranks above 90.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,042 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Klaudia most popular?
The single biggest year for Klaudia was 2004, when 57 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Klaudia is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Klaudia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,907 people with the name Klaudia, or 0.63 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,816 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 Klaudia 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 Klaudia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Klaudia appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,905 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Klaudia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Klaudia is White at 82.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (12.2%) and Black (1.9%). 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 Klaudia most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Klaudia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 82.5% (1,573 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 Klaudia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Klaudia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Klaudia 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 Klaudia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Klaudia 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 Klaudia 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 have Klaudia as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Klaudia, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.