Given name & surname
Claudette
“one who is lame”
Claudette is a variant of Claudia. In Latin use, Claudia carries the interpretation “one who is lame.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Claudette is a variant of Claudia. In Latin use, Claudia carries the interpretation “one who is lame.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In French use, Claudette is a diminutive of Claude. An origin associated with Claude is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French use, Claudette is used as a feminine counterpart of Claude.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In French use, Claudette is a diminutive of Claude. The history of Claude gives this family its wider story. Claude’s historical associations include various early saints.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Claudette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18,795
- 11 boys · 18,784 girls
- Most popular year
- 1936
- 709 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,266 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,266 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 16.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 704 in 1935. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 17,470 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.
Claudette’s family of names
In French usage, Claudette is a diminutive of Claude. Claudette has a related form in Claudia. In French usage, Claudette has a diminutive in Claude.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Claudette
- Claudette ColbertAmerican actress (1903–1996)
- Claudette ColvinAfrican-American civil rights activist (1939–2026)
- Claudette WerleighPrime Minister of Haitiborn 1946
- Claudette MinkCanadian actress (born 1971)
- Claudette MukasakindiRwandan long-distance runnerborn 1980
- Claudette Herbster-Joslandfencerborn 1946
- Claudette PaceMaltese female singer and politicianborn 1968
- Claudette Rogers RobinsonAmerican singerborn 1942
- Claudette NevinsAmerican actress (1937-2020)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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