Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1920

Claudie

Gender Unisex · 56% girls Rank 2025 Below top lists
Rank 2025
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among girls
Babies in 2025
<5
named Claudie
How common
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girls born in 2025
Peak year
1920
202 babies
All-time total
6,717
#3,111 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Claudie popularity over time

6,717 babies have been named Claudie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 138 10 148 15 – #463
1890s 264 43 307 31 +107% #471
1900s 404 105 509 51 +66% #457
1910s 805 471 1,276 128 +151% #544
1920s 977 788 1,765 177 +38% #698
1930s 542 655 1,197 120 -32% #837
1940s 312 448 760 76 -37% #1,168
1950s 162 272 434 43 -43% #1,985
1960s 87 116 203 20 -53% #3,480
1970s 19 49 68 7 -67% #6,732
1980s 24 16 40 4 -41% #8,521
1990s 5 5 10 1 -75% #13,965
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2010s – – – – – –
2020s (to 2025) – – – – – –

The story of Claudie

Claudie is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1880, 6,717 American babies have been named Claudie, about 56% girls and 44% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1920, when 202 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Claudie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Claudie?

The median living Claudie is about 77 years old; half are between 67 and 85. An estimated 1,300 people named Claudie are alive in the United States today.

median 77 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Claudie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

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1985 7 #8,521 – –
1980 – – 6 #5,645
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1970 6 #7,214 6 #4,325
1965 7 #5,374 17 #1,930
1960 11 #3,953 14 #2,224
1955 20 #2,485 20 #1,735
1950 17 #2,453 34 #1,236
1945 27 #1,600 36 #1,086
1940 38 #1,188 51 #882
1935 59 #896 72 #717
1930 59 #951 87 #668
1925 110 #705 69 #795
1920 109 #698 93 #660
1915 95 #677 51 #864
1910 56 #544 14 #826
1905 28 #666 9 #849
1900 54 #457 10 #852
1895 32 #522 5 #1,110
1890 22 #562 – –
1885 12 #632 – –
1880 12 #495 – –

Famous people named Claudie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Claudie Haigneré Claudie Haigneré French astronaut, politician and doctor (born 1957) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Claudie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Claudie?

The median living Claudie is about 77 years old. Half of all living Claudies are between 67 and 85 years old.

How many people named Claudie are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Claudie are alive in the United States, based on 6,717 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Claudie in 2025?

Claudie did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Claudie?

6,717 babies have been named Claudie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Claudie most popular?

Claudie peaked in 1920, when 202 newborns received the name.

Is Claudie a boy or girl name?

Claudie is used for both: about 56% of babies named Claudie have been girls and 44% boys.

Is the name Claudie rising or falling?

Claudie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Who are famous people named Claudie?

Well-known people named Claudie include Claudie Haigneré (astronaut).

Names like Claudie

Names that sound and feel close to Claudie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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