Given name
Claudetta
“one who is lame”
Claudetta is a variant of Claudia. In Latin use, Claudia carries the interpretation “one who is lame.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Claudetta 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 1933. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Claudetta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 286
- 0 boys · 286 girls
- Most popular year
- 1942
- 16 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 1968. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 1942. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 177 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.
Claudetta’s family of names
Claudetta has a related form in Claudia.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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