Claude Boy

How popular is Claude?

#3,035 boy name in 2025

40 baby boys were named Claude in the US in 2025, making it the 3035th most popular boy name.

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28,871living people named Claude (est.)
69median age of people named Claude
92,289babies named Claude since 1880
1 in 82,884US babies born in 2025

Claude popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#3,035 for boys (▲ 298 from 2024)
Babies in 202540 boys
10-year trendFalling (-23% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,428 in 2015, #2,758 in 2020
Peak year1920 (1,893 boys)
Highest rank#46 in 1887
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Claude is most popular

Babies named Claude per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  2. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  3. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Claude by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s3,504#46
1890s3,636#52
1900s3,704#58
1910s12,792#78
1920s16,999#92
1930s12,741#122
1940s12,820#145
1950s10,831#177
1960s6,436#277
1970s3,244#383
1980s2,034#524
1990s1,195#829
2000s699#1,297
2010s472#2,323
2020s230#2,758

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Questions

Is Claude a boy or girl name?
Claude is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Claude were boys.
How popular is the name Claude?
40 baby boys were named Claude in the US in 2025, making it the 3035th most popular boy name.
When was Claude most popular?
Claude peaked in 1920, when 1,893 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #46 in 1887.
How many people are named Claude?
92,289 babies have been named Claude in the US since 1880. We estimate about 28,871 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 69.
Where is Claude most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Claude was most common in Georgia, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.