Claudius
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, or Claudius, was a Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Claudius was born to Drusus and Antonia Minor at Lugdunum in Roman Gaul, where his father was stationed as a military legate. He was the first Roman emperor to be born outside Italy.
Meaning & Origin of Claudius
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, or Claudius, was a Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Claudius was born to Drusus and Antonia Minor at Lugdunum in Roman Gaul, where his father was stationed as a military legate. He was the first Roman emperor to be born outside Italy.
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The Story of Claudius
Claudius first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1890, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 23 Claudiuss were born — ranking #1,459 that year. As of 2026, Claudius ranks #12,142 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 922 Claudiuss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Claudius
Claudius is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1890 and has accumulated 922 births in the dataset. Claudius's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #1,459. Use the chart and map above to compare Claudius's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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