How Many People Are Named Claudette?
An estimated 10,463 people in the United States have the first name Claudette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 67 years old, and Claudette peaked in popularity in 1936 with 709 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Claudette as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Claudette paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 67, Claudette is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
Estimated Living Americans
10,463
About 1 in 32,759 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1936
709 births
Total Registered
18,787
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Claudette
Claudette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 18,787 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Claudette as a male name
Ranked #4,083 in 1959
5 male births in 1959
Peak: 1936 (6 births)
Claudette as a female name
Ranked #10,424 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1935 (704 births)
Claudette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Claudette span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 5,047 babies were registered. Claudette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Claudette by Decade
How has Claudette tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Claudette by State
Birth registrations for Claudette span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Wyoming, South Dakota, Idaho. On average, about 325 Claudettes were registered per state.
Claudette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Claudette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Claudette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Claudette?
We estimate approximately 10,463 people named Claudette are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 32,759 Americans share this first name.
Is Claudette a common name?
Claudette is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 18,787 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Claudette most popular?
Claudette reached peak popularity in 1936, when 709 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Claudette is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Claudette a female name?
Claudette is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Claudette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Claudette Smith, Claudette Johnson, Claudette Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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