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    The first name Jean-Claude

    A boy’s name.

    2 syllables Male

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Jean-Claude last appeared in the official list in 1998, given to 3 boys.

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    3
    babies named Jean-Claude, 1996–2025
    #2,901
    rank in 1998
    1998
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jean-Claude with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Jean-Claude at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2024, 6 boys born in the United States were named Jean-Claude, the 11,552nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1994, when 20 were.

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    367
    babies named Jean-Claude since 1880
    #11,552
    rank in 2024
    1994
    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 Jean-Claude

    73 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jean-Claude Van Damme
      Belgian actor and martial artist (born 1960)
    • Jean-Claude Killy
      French alpine skier, born 1943
    • Jean-Claude Carrière
      French screenwriter and actor (1931-2021)
    • Jean-Claude Trichet
      French economist and central banker, born 1942
    • Jean-Claude Pascal
      French comedian and singer, 1927–1992
    • Jean-Claude Brialy
      French actor and director (1933-2007)
    • Jean-Claude Turcotte
      Canadian Catholic cardinal (1936-2015)
    • Jean-Claude Mézières
      French comic book artist and illustrator (1938-2022)
    • Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant
      French mathematician (*1797 – †1886)
    • Jean-Claude Magnan
      French fencer, born 1941
    • Jean-Claude Piumi
      French footballer (1940-1996)
    • Jean-Claude Gaudin
      French politician (1939–2024)

    Questions

    How popular is the name Jean-Claude?
    In 1998, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Jean-Claude, ranking 2,901st.
    Is Jean-Claude a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 367 US babies named Jean-Claude since 1880 were boys.
    When was Jean-Claude most popular?
    1994 in the United States, when 20 babies were named Jean-Claude, its highest rank at 3,389th.