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Meaning

The name Claudia has the following meaning:

One who is lame. Female form of Claude. Despite its negative connotation, a popular name due to its elegance.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Claudia is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 254 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Claudia fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 66 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 482 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Claudia in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Claudia is pronounced as claw-dee-uh

Origins

Claudia originates from the Latin language.
See other suggested Latin girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Claudia and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Claudia: Boys - Clement, Constantine, Donta, Taurean, Girls - Alta, Armida, Beatriz, Brittany, Candace, Cara, Clementine, Cornelia, Diana, Narda, Regina, Starr, Sylvia, Ursula, Victoria, Both genders - Ocie

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Claudia: Claude (French), Claudee, Claudeen, Claudel, Claudella, Claudelle, Claudeta (Spanish), Claudetta, Claudette (French), Claudex, Claudey, Claudi, Claudiana, Claudiane, Claudie, Claudie-Ann, Claudina (Spanish), Claudine (French), Claudita (Spanish), Claudy, Claudya, Clodia, Klaudia, Klod

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Claudia are: Claudie

Style

We think the name Claudia should fall under the following style category: Everlasting.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Claudia to be: Intelligent and graceful woman

In one word, you might describe Claudia as a(n) "graceful" person.

See other "graceful" names for girls.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Claudia (or its variants) are:

Claudia Hoffmann, born on 10 December, a famous athlete. Claudia Hoffmann's background: A German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represents SC Potsdam and trains under Frank Möller.

Claudia Cardinale, born on 15 April, a famous actress. Claudia Cardinale's background: An Italian actress born in Tunis, Tunisia. The most notable films she has appeared in include 8½ (1963) and Once Upon a Time in the West (1968).

Claudia Schiffer, born on 25 August, a famous actress. Claudia Schiffer's background: A German supermodel and actress, who reached the height of her popularity during the 1990s. Schiffer is one of the world's most successful supermodels, appearing on over 500 magazine covers.
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