Claudia

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Claudia

Gender: Feminine
Language: Latin
Etymology:
Claudia is a Latin name, meaning “Lame.”

History:
One of the first instances of Claudia was in the daughter of King Louis XII of France, Claude de France (1499-1524). It was very rare, however, until the late 16th century.
Gladys was first noted as Glaudusa in 1207. It remained a Welsh name until 1870. A novel of Ouida’s, Puck, used Gladys as a character name. Gladys was briefly popular for about fifty years.

Claudine became briefly popular during the turn of the century, after the heroine of a series of novels by Claudette (1873-1954).

Pronunciation: CLOD-ee-ah

Alternates: Claudie.
Danish: Clady.
French: Claude, Claudette, Claudine.
German: Claudelle.
Polish: Klaudia.
Russian: Klavdia.
Welsh: Gladys, Gwladys, Gwladus, Gladis.

Masculine: Claudius.

See also: Claude, Gladys.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Claudine-Alexanrine Guérin de Tencin (1682-1749)
French author.

Miscellaneous:
Claudia Schiffer (1970-)
American model.

Royalty:
Claude of France (1499-1524)
Wife of King Francis I.

Singers and Entertainers:
Claudette Colbert (1903-1996)
American actress.
Claudette Rogers (1942-)
American singer.
Claudia Wells (1966-)
American actress.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.205 % named Gladys
0.090 % named Claudia
0.017 % named Claudette
0.011 % named Claudine
0.003 % named Gladis
0.001 % named Claudie

Popularity of Claudia:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1875: 338th most popular.
1900-1910: 314th most popular.
1910-1920: 309th most popular.
1920-1930: 347th most popular.
1930-1940: 261st most popular.
1940-1950: 149th most popular.
1950-1960: 157th most popular.
1960-1970: 283rd most popular.
1970-1980: 198th most popular.
1980-1990: 204th most popular.
1990: 159th most popular.
1991: 158th most popular.
1992: 160th most popular.
1993: 165th most popular.
1994: 173rd most popular.
1995: 164th most popular.
1996: 162nd most popular.
1997: 161st most popular.
1998: 169th most popular.
1999: 184th most popular.
2000: 196th most popular.
2001: 205th most popular.
2002: 221st most popular.
2003: 243rd most popular.

In France...
1900: 126th most popular.
1910: 114th most popular.
1920: 141st most popular.
1930: 182nd most popular.
1932: 198th most popular.
1940-1960: N/A
1963: 176th most popular.
1970: 181st most popular.
1975: 187th most popular.
1980-2000: N/A

Popularity of Claudette:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1930: N/A
1930-1940: 314th most popular.
1940-1950: 343rd most popular.
1950-1960: 436th most popular.
1960-1970: 653rd most popular.
1970-2000: N/A

In France...
1900-1910: N/A
1915: 200th most popular.
1920: 160th most popular.
1930: 78th most popular.
1940: 44th most popular.
1950: 73rd most popular.
1960: 126th most popular.
1964: 179th most popular.
1970-2000: N/A

Popularity of Claudine:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 809th most popular.
1910-1920: 641st most popular.
1920-1930: 513th most popular.
1930-1940: 540th most popular.
1940-1950: 742nd most popular.
1950-1960: N/A
1960-1970: 868th most popular.
1970-1980: 765th most popular.
1980-2000: N/A

In France...
1900: 115th most popular.
1910: 116th most popular.
1920: 129th most popular.
1930: 74th most popular.
1940: 28th most popular.
1950: 13th most popular.
1960: 24th most popular.
1970: 70th most popular.
1979: 171st most popular.
1980-2000: N/A

Popularity of Claudie:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 649th most popular.
1910-1920: 828th most popular.
1920-1930: 819th most popular.
1930-1940: 995th most popular.
1940-2000: N/A

In France...
1900-1930: N/A
1931: 185th most popular.
1940: 106th most popular.
1950: 100th most popular.
1960: 94th most popular.
1970: 128th most popular.
1973: 184th most popular.
1980-2000: N/A

Popularity of Gladyce:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: N/A
1910-1920: 929th most popular.
1920-2000: N/A

Popularity of Claude:
Popularity (for newborns):
In France...
1900-1910: N/A
1916: 195th most popular.
1920: 161st most popular.
1930: 60th most popular.
1940: 48th most popular.
1950: 65th most popular.
1960: 88th most popular.
1970: 160th most popular.
1973: 200th most popular.
1980-2000: N/A