Claudia

Feminine variation of Claude

"lame; enclosure"

Claudia Origin and Meaning

The name Claudia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "lame; enclosure".

Claudia is a classic name with ancient Roman roots. Never truly in or truly out, Claudia feels like a strong, modern choice that hits the sweet spot between too popular and too unusual..

Claudia was a common girls’ name in ancient Rome, borne by the wives of both Nero and Pontius Pilate. The name is mentioned in the New Testament in one of St. Paul's letters to Timothy as one of the Christian women in Rome. As a result, it was taken up in the sixteenth century and has been in moderate use ever since.

There was a popular mid-century series of novels by Rose Franken, beginning with Claudia: The Story of a Marriage. The name was also used by Agatha Christie and Penelope Lively, as well as being a main character in Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire. Model Claudia Schiffer gave it an infusion of glamour, as had earlier Italian actress Claudia Cardinale. Michelle Pfeiffer has a daughter named Claudia.

While some parents may be put off by the common "lame" meaning, some etymologists theorize that the name may relate to the word for enclosure or clause, an alternate meaning that may appeal to a child with a form of this otherwise appealing name.

Claudia Rank in US Top 1000

# 872 in the US

Claudia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 167 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Claudia

• 872 US 2018
• 167 Nameberry 2025
• 85 Unique 2023
• 638 England 2023
• 23 Spain 2023
• 276 Mexico 2021

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Famous People Named Claudia

• Claudia (Marisa) Ruggerini Italian partisan
• Claudia Schiffer German supermodel
• Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale Italian actress
• Claudia Ann Christian American actress
• Claudia Lee Black Australian actress
• Claudia Pechstein German speed skater
• Claudia Jordan American model and TV personality
• Claudia Lynn Cohen American gossip columnist and TV reporter
• Claudia Anne Winkleman English television presenter
• Claudia Kohde Kilsch, German tennis player
• Claudia Porwick German tennis player
• Claudia Karvan Australian actress
• Claudia Fragapane GB gymnast
• Claudia O'Doherty Australian actress and comedian
• Claudia Rose Kelley daughter of actress Michelle Pfeiffer and TV writer/producer David E. Kelley
• Claudia Alende (b. 1993) Brazilian singer, model, called the "Latina Megan Fox" for her resemblance to the actress
• Claudia Sulewski American YouTuber

The name Claudia in Pop Culture

• Claudia Joy Holden character on TV's "Army Wives"
• Claudia little girl in "Interview with the Vampire"
• Claudia Donovan the Tech Girl on TV's "Warehouse 13"
• Claudia Jean "CJ" Cregg character on TV's "The West Wing"
• Claudia Kishi character in The Baby,Sitters Club series
• Claudia Wolf character in video game "Silent Hill 3"
• Claudia Kincaid in"From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler," by E.L. Konigsburg
• Claudia Salinger character on TV's "Party of Five"
• Claudia Parr main character in "Baby Proof" by Emily Giffin
• Claudia Da Forli character in G. A. Henty's, A Knight of the White Cross
• Claudia Arlex character in Catherine Fisher's Incarceron and Sapphique
• Claudia Perret character in mobile game “Murder in the Alps”
• Claudia Tapper character in the "The Tapper Twins" series by Geoff Rodkey
• Claudia character in the animated TV series "The Dragon Prince"

International Variations of the name Claudia

• Claudita Spanish
• Claudeta Spanish
• Claudette French
• Claude French
• Claudina Spanish
• Claudine French