Claude is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1920 and has since faded.
Claude is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,044 for boy births in the United States (and #6,534 across all names), given to 40 babies. Claude first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1920 (1,893 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | — | #3,044 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,345 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,129 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,424 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,134 |
| 2020 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,768 |
| 2019 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,904 |
| 2018 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,515 |
| 2017 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,965 |
| 2016 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,368 |
| 2015 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,433 |
| 2014 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,815 |
| 2013 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,722 |
| 2012 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,685 |
| 2011 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,595 |
| 2010 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,332 |
| 2009 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,258 |
| 2008 | 66 | 66 | — | #2,093 |
| 2007 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,263 |
| 2006 | 62 | 62 | — | #2,109 |
| 2005 | 70 | 70 | — | #1,842 |
| 2004 | 65 | 65 | — | #1,885 |
| 2003 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,551 |
| 2002 | 70 | 70 | — | #1,684 |
| 2001 | 69 | 69 | — | #1,679 |
| 2000 | 99 | 99 | — | #1,302 |
| 1999 | 91 | 91 | — | #1,321 |
| 1998 | 93 | 93 | — | #1,288 |
| 1997 | 89 | — | — | #1,286 |
| 1996 | 108 | — | — | #1,108 |
| 1995 | 113 | — | — | #1,055 |
| 1994 | 119 | — | — | #1,017 |
| 1993 | 148 | — | #13,918 | #898 |
| 1992 | 142 | — | — | #889 |
| 1991 | 146 | — | — | #870 |
| 1990 | 151 | — | — | #836 |
| 1989 | 170 | — | — | #757 |
| 1988 | 181 | — | — | #696 |
| 1987 | 209 | — | — | #634 |
| 1986 | 177 | — | — | #677 |
| 1985 | 189 | — | — | #639 |
| 1984 | 188 | — | — | #622 |
| 1983 | 184 | — | — | #628 |
| 1982 | 235 | — | — | #560 |
| 1981 | 240 | — | #8,289 | #560 |
| 1980 | 273 | — | #10,703 | #524 |
| 1979 | 277 | — | #7,442 | #512 |
| 1978 | 262 | — | — | #498 |
| 1977 | 255 | — | — | #515 |
| 1976 | 275 | — | #7,432 | #484 |
| 1975 | 322 | — | #8,180 | #449 |
| 1974 | 327 | — | #6,355 | #443 |
| 1973 | 329 | — | #8,662 | #433 |
| 1972 | 371 | — | #5,558 | #417 |
| 1971 | 430 | — | #6,102 | #391 |
| 1970 | 453 | — | #7,213 | #383 |
| 1969 | 456 | — | #5,531 | #368 |
| 1968 | 535 | — | #7,180 | #332 |
| 1967 | 513 | — | #5,560 | #334 |
| 1966 | 554 | — | #5,359 | #317 |
| 1965 | 603 | — | — | #308 |
| 1964 | 726 | — | #4,674 | #293 |
| 1963 | 749 | — | #5,996 | #282 |
| 1962 | 707 | — | #5,969 | #292 |
| 1961 | 814 | — | #4,304 | #277 |
| 1960 | 850 | — | #3,536 | #277 |
| 1959 | 866 | — | #3,286 | #270 |
| 1958 | 958 | — | #4,983 | #253 |
| 1957 | 1,030 | — | #5,499 | #242 |
| 1956 | 1,013 | — | #3,957 | #231 |
| 1955 | 1,092 | — | #4,438 | #218 |
| 1954 | 1,148 | — | #5,242 | #208 |
| 1953 | 1,150 | — | #3,515 | #204 |
| 1952 | 1,150 | — | #5,014 | #197 |
| 1951 | 1,248 | — | #3,759 | #188 |
| 1950 | 1,262 | — | #3,716 | #177 |
| 1949 | 1,227 | — | #3,948 | #176 |
| 1948 | 1,355 | — | #3,641 | #168 |
| 1947 | 1,440 | — | #4,429 | #167 |
| 1946 | 1,315 | — | #3,458 | #163 |
| 1945 | 1,166 | — | — | #159 |
| 1944 | 1,300 | — | #2,797 | #154 |
| 1943 | 1,372 | — | #3,553 | #152 |
| 1942 | 1,320 | — | #4,204 | #149 |
| 1941 | 1,189 | — | — | #151 |
| 1940 | 1,202 | — | #3,264 | #145 |
| 1939 | 1,170 | — | #2,318 | #141 |
| 1938 | 1,319 | — | #3,234 | #131 |
| 1937 | 1,145 | — | #3,503 | #137 |
| 1936 | 1,240 | — | #2,053 | #132 |
| 1935 | 1,276 | — | #2,456 | #129 |
| 1934 | 1,272 | — | #3,208 | #130 |
| 1933 | 1,264 | — | #2,568 | #131 |
| 1932 | 1,373 | — | #1,699 | #126 |
| 1931 | 1,310 | — | #2,218 | #134 |
| 1930 | 1,496 | — | #2,213 | #122 |
| 1929 | 1,475 | — | #1,531 | #119 |
| 1928 | 1,556 | — | #1,741 | #116 |
| 1927 | 1,635 | — | #2,450 | #114 |
| 1926 | 1,736 | — | #1,840 | #106 |
| 1925 | 1,712 | — | #2,301 | #102 |
| 1924 | 1,721 | — | #2,423 | #103 |
| 1923 | 1,712 | — | #2,102 | #103 |
| 1922 | 1,826 | — | #1,967 | #97 |
| 1921 | 1,907 | — | #1,996 | #96 |
| 1920 | 1,910 | — | #2,185 | #92 |
| 1919 | 1,785 | — | #2,540 | #92 |
| 1918 | 1,897 | — | #1,976 | #95 |
| 1917 | 1,638 | — | #2,442 | #98 |
| 1916 | 1,742 | — | #3,073 | #93 |
| 1915 | 1,618 | — | #2,277 | #96 |
| 1914 | 1,297 | — | #1,918 | #93 |
| 1913 | 1,089 | — | #1,690 | #88 |
| 1912 | 898 | — | #2,195 | #89 |
| 1911 | 472 | — | #2,247 | #87 |
| 1910 | 472 | — | #1,654 | #78 |
| 1909 | 427 | — | #1,635 | #74 |
| 1908 | 433 | — | #2,176 | #69 |
| 1907 | 369 | — | #2,130 | #74 |
| 1906 | 352 | — | #1,772 | #73 |
| 1905 | 399 | — | — | #63 |
| 1904 | 346 | — | #1,275 | #70 |
| 1903 | 309 | — | #1,339 | #71 |
| 1902 | 342 | — | #1,638 | #68 |
| 1901 | 341 | — | — | #58 |
| 1900 | 445 | — | #1,118 | #59 |
| 1899 | 300 | — | #1,297 | #63 |
| 1898 | 382 | — | #1,053 | #59 |
| 1897 | 361 | — | #795 | #59 |
| 1896 | 407 | — | #1,145 | #54 |
| 1895 | 402 | — | #899 | #55 |
| 1894 | 419 | — | — | #53 |
| 1893 | 403 | — | #1,032 | #52 |
| 1892 | 363 | — | #971 | #62 |
| 1891 | 334 | — | #1,117 | #57 |
| 1890 | 359 | — | #795 | #57 |
| 1889 | 391 | — | #1,321 | #49 |
| 1888 | 382 | — | #972 | #55 |
| 1887 | 383 | — | #875 | #46 |
| 1886 | 401 | — | #738 | #48 |
| 1885 | 350 | — | #857 | #52 |
| 1884 | 353 | — | — | #54 |
| 1883 | 321 | — | #841 | #54 |
| 1882 | 364 | — | #688 | #50 |
| 1881 | 311 | — | #587 | #53 |
| 1880 | 319 | — | #553 | #56 |