How Many People Are Named Claudius?
An estimated 437 people in the United States have the first name Claudius. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Claudius peaked in popularity in 1916 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Claudius 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 Claudius paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
437
About 1 in 784,335 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1916
23 births
Total Registered
922
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Claudius
Claudius is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 922 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Claudius as a male name
Ranked #12,518 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 1916 (23 births)
Claudius: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Claudius span from the 1890s to the 2010s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 147 babies were registered. Claudius has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Claudius by Decade
How has Claudius 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.
Claudius by State
Claudius + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Claudius as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Claudius: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Claudius?
We estimate approximately 437 people named Claudius 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 784,335 Americans share this first name.
Is Claudius a common name?
Claudius is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 922 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Claudius most popular?
Claudius reached peak popularity in 1916, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Claudius is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Claudius a male name?
Claudius is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Claudius Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Claudius Smith, Claudius Johnson, Claudius 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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