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    The first name Claud

    A boy’s name from Latin.

    1 syllable Male

    Meaning and origin

    Latin origin

    Variant of Claude.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Claud at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2010, 5 boys born in the United States were named Claud, the 12,594th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1919, when 344 were.

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    10,940
    babies named Claud since 1880
    #12,594
    rank in 2010
    1919
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Claud

    3 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Claud Allister
      British actor (1888-1970)
    • Claud Cockburn
      British journalist (1904-1981)
    • Claud Buchanan Ticehurst
      British ornithologist & surgeon (1881-1941)

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    Questions

    What does the name Claud mean?
    Variant of Claude.
    What is the origin of the name Claud?
    Variant of Claude.
    Is Claud a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 10,940 US babies named Claud since 1880 were boys.
    When was Claud most popular?
    1919 in the United States, when 344 babies were named Claud, its highest rank at 291st.