Name profile

Claudia

Feminine form of Claudius.

PronunciationEnglish /ˈklɔː.di.ə/; German /ˈklaʊ̯.di̯a/; Dutch /ˈklɑu̯.di.aː/; Italian /ˈklau̯.dja/; Spanish /ˈklau̯.ðja/; Romanian /ˈklau.dja/; Latin /ˈklau̯.di.a/
Usage languagesAncient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish
US rank (2025)#1,096

Meaning and history

Cláudia is the feminine form of Claudius and is mentioned briefly in the New Testament. As a Christian name, it remained very rare until the 16th century.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 966 births, rank #342
2007: 814 births, rank #403
2008: 771 births, rank #418
2009: 642 births, rank #480
2010: 585 births, rank #512
20112011: 475 births, rank #604
2012: 485 births, rank #595
2013: 434 births, rank #657
2014: 384 births, rank #729
2015: 379 births, rank #743
20162016: 374 births, rank #762
2017: 326 births, rank #832
2018: 313 births, rank #865
2019: 244 births, rank #1,050
2020: 246 births, rank #1,021
20212021: 246 births, rank #1,029
2022: 228 births, rank #1,095
2023: 229 births, rank #1,081
2024: 227 births, rank #1,086
20252025: 219 births, rank #1,096

Claudia moved from #834 to #867 for girls between 2017 and 2018. Its highest annual birth count came in 1952, with 3,383 births.