Girl or boy · Latin
Claude
Say it: KLOHD
Meaning
From the Roman family name Claudius, traditionally linked to claudus 'lame'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Used for both sexes in France since the Renaissance.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1880s
In the United States
- 92,105 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1882, about 1 in 319 boys
- 44 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Claudio |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Claudio |
| English | Claudia |
| French | Claude |
| Latin | Claudius |
Famous bearers
- Claude of France, queen
- Claude Monet, painter
- Claude Debussy, composer
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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