Gender
Origin
- English
- Lame.
- French
- Lame; crippled
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Claude
Pronunciation
c-lau-de
Famous People
Artist Claude Monet, Composer Claude Debussy, Actor Claude Rains
Celebrity Babies
Son of Simon Baker
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1920 (rank #92, 1,893 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3036, 40 births)
- Girls: peak in 1929 (rank #1526, 26 births); most recent 1993 (rank #13435, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | – |
| 2024 | 35 | – |
| 2023 | 39 | – |
| 2022 | 34 | – |
| 2021 | 38 | – |
| 2020 | 44 | – |
| 2019 | 42 | – |
| 2018 | 51 | – |
| 2017 | 40 | – |
| 2016 | 55 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #819, 18 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2012, 12 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1936 (rank #3, 14,854 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2545, 9 births)
- Girls: peak in 1947 (rank #61, 1,896 births); most recent 2020 (rank #4570, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | – |
| 2022 | 14 | – |
| 2021 | 16 | – |
| 2020 | 13 | 4 |
| 2019 | 11 | – |
| 2018 | 13 | – |
| 2017 | 13 | 3 |
| 2016 | 16 | – |
| 2015 | 16 | – |
| 2014 | 13 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1953 (rank #166, 10 births); most recent 1966 (rank #254, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence