Given name
Clauda
“one who is lame”
Clauda is a variant of Claudia. In Latin use, Claudia carries the interpretation “one who is lame.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Clauda is a variant of Claudia. In Latin use, Claudia carries the interpretation “one who is lame.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Clauda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30
- 0 boys · 30 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1941. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 226 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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