How Many People Are Named Claudius?
people named Claudius are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 833,621 people in the US has this name
Based on 928 babies named Claudius in Social Security records from 1890 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
23 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a Roman family name which was possibly derived from Latin claudus meaning "lame, crippled". This was the name of a patrician family prominent in Roman politics. The ancestor of the family was said to have been a 6th-century BC Sabine leader named Attius Clausus, who adopted the name Appius Claudius upon becoming a Roman citizen. The family produced several Roman emperors of the 1st century, including the emperor known simply as Claudius. He was poisoned by his wife Agrippina in order to bring her son Nero (Claudius's stepson) to power. The name was later borne by several early saints, including a 7th-century bishop of Besançon.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Claudius in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Claudius alive today is about 51 years old, and 42% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 34 and 69 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Claudius first appears in the records in 1890 and was given most often in 1916, to 23 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1890 to 2025
π Rank History
Claudius has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #780, in 1893. In 2025 it ranked #10,926.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #10,926 |
| Best rank | #780 (1893) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,176 in the 1920s |
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