Given name
Klaudia
“one who is lame”
Klaudia is a form of Claudia. In Latin use, Claudia carries the interpretation “one who is lame.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Klaudia carries the interpretation “one who is lame.” Klaudia is a form of Claudia. In Latin use, Claudia carries the interpretation “one who is lame.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
In Polish use, Klaudia is used as a form of Claudia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Klaudia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,052
- 0 boys · 1,052 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 57 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,791 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,791 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 43.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 57 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,905 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.
Klaudia’s family of names
Klaudia shares a linguistic root with Claudia. In Polish usage, Klaudia has a conventional equivalent in the French form Claudie. In German usage, Klaudia has a related form in Claudia.
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Around the world
Klaudia has relatives in 11 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
Englishwhere Klaudia comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 17
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 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- ClaudieFrench
- Clàudiaequivalent
- Cláudiaequivalent
- Klaudieequivalent
- КлавдияRussian
- КлавдіяUkrainian
- Klavdijaalso known as · Slovene
- KlaudijaLatvian
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Klaudia
- Klaudia Jans-IgnacikPolish tennis playerborn 1984
- Klaudia TannerAustrian politicianborn 1970
- Klaudia ZwolińskaPolish slalom canoeist and Olympic vice-champion from Paris (2024)born 1998
- Klaudia KazimierskaPolish athlete (born 2001)
- Klaudia KulonPolish chess playerborn 1992
- Klaudia MedlováSlovak snowboarderborn 1993
- Klaudia KardaszPolish sportsperson and athletics competitorborn 1996
- Klaudia JedlińskaPolish footballer (born 2000)
- Klaudia HalejcioPolish actressborn 1990
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