Claudia
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Claudia
Claudia is a classic name with ancient Roman roots. Never truly in or truly out, Claudia feels like a strong, modern choice that hits the sweet spot between too popular and too unusual..
Claudia was a common girls’ name in ancient Rome, borne by the wives of both Nero and Pontius Pilate. The name is mentioned in the New Testament in one of St. Paul's letters to Timothy as one of the Christian women in Rome. As a result, it was taken up in the sixteenth century and has been in moderate use ever since.
There was a popular mid-century series of novels by Rose Franken, beginning with Claudia: The Story of a Marriage. The name was also used by Agatha Christie and Penelope Lively, as well as being a main character in Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire. Model Claudia Schiffer gave it an infusion of glamour, as had earlier Italian actress Claudia Cardinale. Michelle Pfeiffer has a daughter named Claudia.
While some parents may be put off by the common "lame" meaning, some etymologists theorize that the name may relate to the word for enclosure or clause, an alternate meaning that may appeal to a child with a form of this otherwise appealing name.
Claudia is also given to boys.
Pronounced KLAU-dee-uh.
As of October 2026, Claudia ranked #1096 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #111 in 1952, Nameberry popularity #203.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #731 | 384 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #744 | 379 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #763 | 374 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #834 | 326 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #866 | 313 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,053 | 243 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,024 | 245 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,029 | 246 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,094 | 228 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,080 | 229 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,090 | 225 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,096 | 219 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Claudia on lists
Famous Claudias
- Claudia (Marisa) RuggeriniGirl
Italian partisan
- Claudia SchifferGirl
German supermodel
- Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" CardinaleGirl
Italian actress
- Claudia Ann ChristianGirl
American actress
- Claudia Lee BlackGirl
Australian actress
- Claudia PechsteinGirl
German speed skater
- Claudia JordanGirl
American model and TV personality
- Claudia Lynn CohenGirl
American gossip columnist and TV reporter
- Claudia Anne WinklemanGirl
English television presenter
- Claudia KohdeGirl
Kilsch, German tennis player
- Claudia PorwickGirl
German tennis player
- Claudia KarvanGirl
Australian actress
- Claudia FragapaneGirl
GB gymnast
- Claudia O'DohertyGirl
Australian actress and comedian
- Claudia Rose KelleyGirl
daughter of actress Michelle Pfeiffer and TV writer/producer David E. Kelley
- Claudia Alende (b. 1993)Girl
Brazilian singer, model, called the "Latina Megan Fox" for her resemblance to the actress
- Claudia SulewskiGirl
American YouTuber
Claudia in pop culture
- Claudia Joy HoldenGirl
character on TV's "Army Wives"
- ClaudiaGirl
little girl in "Interview with the Vampire"
- Claudia DonovanGirl
the Tech Girl on TV's "Warehouse 13"
- Claudia Jean "CJ" CreggGirl
character on TV's "The West Wing"
- Claudia KishiGirl
character in The Baby,Sitters Club series
- Claudia WolfGirl
character in video game "Silent Hill 3"
- Claudia KincaidGirl
in"From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler," by E.L. Konigsburg
- Claudia SalingerGirl
character on TV's "Party of Five"
- Claudia ParrGirl
main character in "Baby Proof" by Emily Giffin
- Claudia Da ForliGirl
character in G. A. Henty's, A Knight of the White Cross
- Claudia ArlexGirl
character in Catherine Fisher's Incarceron and Sapphique
- Claudia PerretGirl
character in mobile game “Murder in the Alps”
- Claudia TapperGirl
character in the "The Tapper Twins" series by Geoff Rodkey
- ClaudiaGirl
character in the animated TV series "The Dragon Prince"
- Claudia KishiGirl
Song by the Linda Lindas, inspired by the Baby Sitters Club character