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The baby name Claudia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈklɔːdiə/ or /ˈklɑːdiə/ — KLAW-dee-ə.

Claudia is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: /ˈklɔːdiə/ or /ˈklɑːdiə/ — KLAW-dee-ə

What is the meaning of the name Claudia ?

The baby name Claudia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈklɔːdiə/ or /ˈklɑːdiə/ — KLAW-dee-ə.

Claudia is Latin in Origin.

Claudia is the feminine form of the Roman family name Claudius, from Latin claudus, “lame/limping.” It was borne by patrician women in the gens Claudia and appears in the New Testament (2 Timothy 4:21), which helped carry it into Christian use. Despite the literal meaning, the name accumulated associations of dignity through empresses, nobles, and martyrs of late antiquity.

After a humanist revival, Claudia settled into steady use across Europe and Latin America, especially in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, and Romania; it saw moderate English-language popularity in the mid‑20th century. Notable variants and cognates include Cláudia (Portuguese), Klaudia (Polish, Slovak, Hungarian, German), Claudie (French/English diminutive), Claudine (French), and the classical Clodia. Masculine counterparts are Claudio (Italian/Spanish/Portuguese), Claudiu (Romanian), and Claude (French). Nicknames range from Clau and Dia to Claudie. The name’s elegance and Roman heritage keep it timeless yet international.

Claudia has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Claudia

Claudia Cardinale Actor · Born 1938 · Italy Claudia Cardinale is an Italian actress best known for her roles in classic films like '8½' and 'The Leopard'. Born in 1938, she became a prominent figure in European cinema during the 1960s. Her captivating performances and striking presence made her a standout in the film industry. Claudia Schiffer Actor · Born 1970 · Germany Claudia Schiffer is a German model and actress who became one of the world's most successful supermodels in the 1990s. She is best known for her work with Chanel and her appearances in films like 'Love Actually'. Claudia Black Actor · Born 1972 · Australia Claudia Black is an Australian actor best known for her role as Aeryn Sun in the TV series Farscape. She also gained recognition for her work in the series Stargate SG-1, where she played Vala Mal Doran. Born in 1972, Claudia has become a familiar face in science fiction television.
Claudia Kim Actor · Born 1985 · South Korea Claudia Kim is a South Korean actor best known for her role as Nagini in the film 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald'. She also appeared in 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' as Dr. Helen Cho. Born in 1985, Claudia has made a significant impact in both Korean and international cinema. Claudia Christian Actor · Born 1965 · United States Claudia Christian is best known for her role as Commander Susan Ivanova on the science fiction television series Babylon 5. Born in 1965 in the United States, she has also appeared in films like The Hidden and Clean and Sober. In addition to acting, Claudia has pursued a career in music and writing. Claudia Mori Actor|musician · Born 1944 · Italy Claudia Mori is an Italian actress and singer, best known for her role in the film 'Rocco e i suoi fratelli' and her hit song 'Non succederà più'. She is also recognized for her marriage to singer Adriano Celentano, with whom she frequently collaborated.

Celebrity babies named Claudia

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Claudia Augusta Nero musician ★★★★★
Claudia Kelley Michelle Pfeiffer television actor ★★★★★ David E. Kelley film producer ★★★★★
Claudia Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven film director ★★★★★

Claudia – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
AR Girls 0 #4 10,207 8,289
Austria Girls 0 #4 6,349 1,885
CL Girls 0 #4 32,053 14,098
BO Girls 0 #5 6,960 9,488
Germany Girls 0 #6 23,371 4,949
GT Girls 0 #6 3,558 7,500
SV Girls 0 #6 14 458
UY Girls 0 #6 7,236 6,731
CL 0 #9 3,466 6,867
CO Girls 0 #9 59,060 16,140
SV 0 #9 3 283
MX Girls 0 #11 36,660 17,781
PE 0 #11 845 6,350
Austria 0 #15 543 850
Germany 0 #15 1,797 2,542
HN Girls 0 #15 22 884
MX 0 #15 1,767 8,339
CO 0 #17 4,598 7,768
HN 0 #17 6 704
HT Girls 0 #18 6 950
NA 0 #20 14 2,537
AO Girls 0 #21 381 4,575
AR 0 #22 263 2,915
PE Girls 0 #24 12,319 14,861
UY 0 #25 267 2,477
BF Boys 0 #26 1 439
BR Girls 0 #27 11,715 12,708
LU Girls 0 #27 273 4,850
IT Girls 0 #28 106,826 9,415
SV Boys 0 #28 1 352
BI Girls 0 #29 5 726
BO 0 #29 850 6,868
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
LU 0 #33 34 2,830
PT Girls 0 #34 5,434 7,952
IT 0 #35 8,684 4,183
ID 0 #36 4 2,238
MU Girls 0 #36 1,146 8,539
NA Girls 0 #39 280 7,146
MT 0 #40 4 1,767
CM 0 #42 14 2,592
BI Boys 0 #44 1 917
AO 0 #45 32 2,729
GT 0 #45 505 5,948
IT Girls 2010 #47 961 48
Austria Girls 1998 #48 162 59
MO 0 #48 5 2,706
NL Girls 0 #51 5,622 5,933
PR 0 #53 3 1,497
Spain Girls 0 #56 13,847 5,561
PA 0 #56 77 3,797
MU 0 #57 107 3,613
CY 0 #59 2 1,632
PT 0 #60 504 4,161
JP 0 #61 17 4,057
New Zealand Girls 2004 #64 46 98
MD Girls 0 #70 21 865
JM 0 #71 17 3,714
PA Girls 0 #72 972 9,861
BR 0 #73 507 5,969
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
MT Girls 0 #77 78 3,773
SI 0 #79 2 1,612
MD Boys 0 #81 1 756
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
CN 0 #83 4 3,857
RS 0 #83 2 923
ID Girls 0 #86 13 3,319
TW 0 #88 13 4,523
JM Girls 0 #90 228 7,507
NL 0 #90 446 2,481
Spain 0 #93 844 2,326
CY Girls 0 #95 27 3,755
QA 0 #98 9 7,011
JP Girls 0 #100 183 6,592
EC 0 #101 15 2,502
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
CR 0 #103 56 5,526
PH 0 #103 8 5,607
HU 0 #107 9 1,675
OM 0 #107 10 6,215
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
BN Girls 0 #111 4 5,459
PR Girls 0 #119 44 3,171
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
Norway Girls 2018 #121 4 459
CR Girls 0 #124 875 11,342
GR 0 #124 11 3,911
IQ 0 #131 3 3,533
EC Girls 0 #135 110 3,650
EE Girls 0 #136 7 1,888
RS Girls 0 #136 2 1,651
HU Girls 0 #139 96 3,308
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
BW Girls 0 #143 9 4,216
CM Girls 0 #151 775 11,671
SI Girls 0 #152 23 2,769
GR Girls 0 #157 88 6,293
AE 0 #159 19 10,220
DK Girls 0 #164 178 7,429
DK 0 #165 39 5,198
Sweden Girls 2022 #170 10 1,568
HR 0 #177 5 2,081
CZ 0 #181 6 3,154
Belgium Girls 2014 #182 23 401
PL Girls 0 #189 265 5,096
PL 0 #189 24 2,600
MO Girls 0 #192 60 7,056
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
LT Girls 0 #195 6 1,904
TW Girls 0 #204 73 8,139
SG 0 #206 64 11,010
PS 0 #207 12 5,692
AL Girls 0 #209 14 4,141
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
GH 0 #221 23 5,396
BG Girls 0 #224 8 3,559
IR 0 #224 8 4,221
HR Girls 0 #226 64 3,687
ZA 0 #233 219 14,421
GH Girls 0 #234 95 6,973
EC Boys 0 #242 5 3,322
HK 0 #244 107 8,483
AO Boys 0 #245 5 5,568
NA Boys 0 #247 7 6,830
IL 0 #254 21 6,291
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
HK Girls 0 #263 496 16,104
SG Girls 0 #266 378 18,916
QA Girls 0 #268 49 15,378
Canada Girls 2024 #270 16 2,795
CN Girls 0 #271 79 8,829
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
JM Boys 0 #290 4 6,876
CZ Girls 0 #293 50 5,378
ZA Girls 0 #293 2,076 25,928
Finland 0 #295 13 830
Finland Girls 0 #296 98 1,368
MY 0 #301 30 12,352
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
SA 0 #304 9 10,560
JO Girls 0 #314 12 7,570
OM Girls 0 #322 75 15,987
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
KZ Girls 0 #331 2 5,862
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
UY Boys 0 #341 59 5,922
AR Boys 0 #343 131 7,628
PT Boys 0 #346 22 7,951
SD Girls 0 #354 5 7,678
GH Boys 0 #358 4 8,138
PH Girls 0 #361 30 13,098
MU Boys 0 #364 6 8,477
France Girls 2021 #367 39 3,185
EG 0 #386 15 6,387
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
Finland Girls 2026 #405 545 3,895
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
PS Girls 0 #407 119 10,981
IL Girls 0 #409 222 11,648
Austria Boys 0 #428 15 2,180
AE Girls 0 #434 120 20,968
GT Boys 0 #435 40 7,625
KW Girls 0 #449 67 19,177
CL Boys 0 #456 228 13,390
PA Boys 0 #468 14 9,305
RU Girls 0 #469 30 11,913
IR Girls 0 #475 56 8,334
CR Boys 0 #478 10 10,188
LB 0 #487 174 13,263
CO Boys 0 #490 571 15,656
IQ Girls 0 #490 15 11,303
CM Boys 0 #525 26 12,054
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
BO Boys 0 #532 61 9,244
BH 0 #540 14 17,937
HK Boys 0 #549 9 12,905
LY 0 #558 2 12,703
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
BR Boys 0 #594 160 12,213
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
MY Girls 0 #626 393 24,821
MX Boys 0 #642 369 16,355
IN Girls 0 #648 7 13,121
SY 0 #690 39 11,684
NG Girls 0 #692 95 15,093
United States Girls 2024 #693 225 8,487
IQ Boys 0 #694 4 13,071
SG Boys 0 #737 3 17,960
PE Boys 0 #745 134 14,506
KW Boys 0 #754 16 18,755
TN 0 #776 54 13,765
United States Boys 2002 #797 5 6,872
Spain Boys 0 #812 119 5,610
EG Girls 0 #857 103 14,742
OM Boys 0 #862 20 17,948
SA Girls 0 #862 74 25,931
Germany Boys 0 #911 42 5,697
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
NL Boys 0 #935 17 5,873
IT Boys 0 #983 504 10,046
NG Boys 0 #1,000 2 16,906
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
MA 0 #1,042 87 20,986
DZ 0 #1,121 56 20,130
TR 0 #1,137 75 19,440
AE Boys 0 #1,141 3 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,151 28 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,178 5 25,439
SA Boys 0 #1,685 7 28,008

Claudia is popular in 93 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Ireland
Scotland, United Kingdom
Norway
Canada

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People also ask about Claudia

Claudia is predominantly a girl's name.
Claudia is a 3 syllable name, pronounced /ˈklɔːdiə/ or /ˈklɑːdiə/ — KLAW-dee-ə.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Klaudia, Claudine, Claudette, Claudina, Claudie and Claudja.
Across languages, Claudia has these equivalents: Claudius (Latin, masculine), Claudio (Italian/Spanish/Portuguese, masculine), Klaudiusz (Polish, masculine), Klavdiy/Klavdiya (Russian/Slavic forms), Claud (short form/variant).
Yes, very popular — Claudia ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 13 countries.
Claudia ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Claudia's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #352 in 2011 to #367 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 26 notable people named Claudia are in our database, including Claudia Cardinale (Actor), Claudia Schiffer (Actor), Claudia Black (Actor).
Yes — at least 3 celebrity couples have chosen Claudia for their child, including Nero.