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Worldwide Name Statistics

Claude

Ranked #1363 - 1 in 309,071 people
US

Most common in

United States

26k bearers

World total

25,884

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#1363

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States26k
Worldwide
~26k
rank #1363
Rarity
1 in 309,071
of people globally
Gender split
99/1
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~26k in US

About the name Claude

There are an estimated 25,884 people named Claude alive worldwide today. That ranks Claude at #1363 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Claude is held by approximately 25,884 people, ranking #1363 among first names. That works out to roughly 8 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 12,823 U.S. residents).

Historically Claude is used overwhelmingly as a male name (99.0% male).

Claude appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.0%Female 1.0%

Claude popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Claude, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 319
  2. 1881: 311
  3. 1882: 364
  4. 1883: 321
  5. 1884: 353
  6. 1885: 350
  7. 1886: 401
  8. 1887: 383
  9. 1888: 382
  10. 1889: 391
  11. 1890: 359
  12. 1891: 334
  13. 1892: 363
  14. 1893: 403
  15. 1894: 419
  16. 1895: 402
  17. 1896: 407
  18. 1897: 361
  19. 1898: 382
  20. 1899: 300
  21. 1900: 445
  22. 1901: 341
  23. 1902: 342
  24. 1903: 309
  25. 1904: 346
  26. 1905: 399
  27. 1906: 352
  28. 1907: 369
  29. 1908: 433
  30. 1909: 427
  31. 1910: 472
  32. 1911: 472
  33. 1912: 898
  34. 1913: 1,089
  35. 1914: 1,297
  36. 1915: 1,618
  37. 1916: 1,742
  38. 1917: 1,638
  39. 1918: 1,897
  40. 1919: 1,785
  41. 1920: 1,910
  42. 1921: 1,907
  43. 1922: 1,826
  44. 1923: 1,712
  45. 1924: 1,721
  46. 1925: 1,712
  47. 1926: 1,736
  48. 1927: 1,635
  49. 1928: 1,556
  50. 1929: 1,475
  51. 1930: 1,496
  52. 1931: 1,310
  53. 1932: 1,373
  54. 1933: 1,264
  55. 1934: 1,272
  56. 1935: 1,276
  57. 1936: 1,240
  58. 1937: 1,145
  59. 1938: 1,319
  60. 1939: 1,170
  61. 1940: 1,202
  62. 1941: 1,189
  63. 1942: 1,320
  64. 1943: 1,372
  65. 1944: 1,300
  66. 1945: 1,166
  67. 1946: 1,315
  68. 1947: 1,440
  69. 1948: 1,355
  70. 1949: 1,227
  71. 1950: 1,262
  72. 1951: 1,248
  73. 1952: 1,150
  74. 1953: 1,150
  75. 1954: 1,148
  76. 1955: 1,092
  77. 1956: 1,013
  78. 1957: 1,030
  79. 1958: 958
  80. 1959: 866
  81. 1960: 850
  82. 1961: 814
  83. 1962: 707
  84. 1963: 749
  85. 1964: 726
  86. 1965: 603
  87. 1966: 554
  88. 1967: 513
  89. 1968: 535
  90. 1969: 456
  91. 1970: 453
  92. 1971: 430
  93. 1972: 371
  94. 1973: 329
  95. 1974: 327
  96. 1975: 322
  97. 1976: 275
  98. 1977: 255
  99. 1978: 262
  100. 1979: 277
  101. 1980: 273
  102. 1981: 240
  103. 1982: 235
  104. 1983: 184
  105. 1984: 188
  106. 1985: 189
  107. 1986: 177
  108. 1987: 209
  109. 1988: 181
  110. 1989: 170
  111. 1990: 151
  112. 1991: 146
  113. 1992: 142
  114. 1993: 148
  115. 1994: 119
  116. 1995: 113
  117. 1996: 108
  118. 1997: 89
  119. 1998: 93
  120. 1999: 91
  121. 2000: 99
  122. 2001: 69
  123. 2002: 70
  124. 2003: 82
  125. 2004: 65
  126. 2005: 70
  127. 2006: 62
  128. 2007: 58
  129. 2008: 66
  130. 2009: 58
  131. 2010: 55
  132. 2011: 47
  133. 2012: 45
  134. 2013: 43
  135. 2014: 42
  136. 2015: 52
  137. 2016: 55
  138. 2017: 40
  139. 2018: 51
  140. 2019: 42
  141. 2020: 44
  142. 2021: 38
  143. 2022: 34
  144. 2023: 39
  145. 2024: 35
  146. 2025: 40

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Claude worldwide?

There are an estimated 25,884 people named Claude alive worldwide today, ranking #1363 globally.

Is Claude a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 309,071 people. In the United States there are roughly 25,884 bearers, which is 1 in 12,823 Americans.

Is Claude a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Claude is used 99.0% male and 1.0% female.

Where does the name Claude come from?

Who are famous people named Claude?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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