Female name
Claudia
5,464 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1998. Expression number: 6.
Origin
In use from the 16th century. Borrowed from Latin Claudia.From Wiktionary, entry “Claudia”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1998: 366 births. 5,464 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. It is still given: 311 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1952: 3,383 births. 129,078 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1940s to the 2000s. It is still given: 1,149 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2001: 49 births. 870 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. At its peak, it ranked 99th among girls' names in 2001. It really came into use around 1995. It is still given: 30 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 31,037* | 1915–2025 | — |
| France | 20,685 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Austria | 8,238 | 1984–2025 | 2nd in 1984 |
| Quebec | 4,748 | 1980–2025 | 25th in 1987 |
| Argentina | 1,715 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Berlin | 128 | 2012–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
3 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 9 + 1 = 24 → 6
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
5
freedom, change, movement
1 + 3 + 9 + 1 = 14 → 5
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
3 + 3 + 4 = 10 → 1
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 3 · expression, creativity, sociability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.