Name meaning & stats
Klaudia
Klaudia means “lame (Roman family name)” (Latin origin). 1,052 US babies since 1940, peak 2004. Notable Klaudias are 2.4× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
“lame (Roman family name)”
LatinSpelling of Claudia
Claudia around the world
- Клаудия · Russian
- Клаудіа · Ukrainian
- Κλαυδία · Greek
- كلوديا · Arabic
- קלאודיה · Hebrew
- クラウディア · Japanese
- 克洛迪娅 · Chinese
- Cláudia
- Clàudia · Catalan
- Claudie · French
Famous Claudias
- Claudia Schiffer · German model
- Claudia Goldin · American economist; Nobel prize winner
- Claudia Black · Australian actress
- Claudia Kim · South Korean actress and model, born 1985
In US birth records
Peak year: 2004
1,052 US babies were named Klaudia between 1940 and 2025.
Klaudia around the world
- England & Wales: 882 babies since 1996, peak 2010, No. 2,439 in 2025
- Norway: 390 babies since 1945, peak 1997
- Ireland: 184 babies since 1964, peak 2010
- France: 75 babies since 1900, peak 2006
- Scotland: 56 babies since 1974, peak 2008
- Belgium: 33 babies since 1995, peak 2014
- Sweden: 29 babies since 1998, peak 2013
- Northern Ireland: 25 babies since 1997, peak 2008
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Klaudias end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 2.4× | Medium · 21 people |
| Track athlete | 2.0× | Low · 9 people |
| Actor | 0.8× | Low · 8 people |
| Basketball player | 1.7× | Low · 8 people |
Among notable women who are footballers, Klaudias show up 2.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 109 Claudias spell it Klaudia
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2004)