Claudia
Claudia is a female given name: 99% of people named Claudia are women, and it is recorded as female in 15 of the 15 countries covered.
Claudia · Cláudia
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Switzerland, Germany
- Also spelled
- Cláudia
- US births since 1880
- 759 male / 126,304 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Claudia
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Claudia," in English, "Guten Tag Claudia," in German. Claudia is a female given name: about 99% of people named Claudia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Claudia,
German
Guten Tag Claudia,
French
Bonjour Claudia,
Spanish
Estimado/a Claudia:
Chinese
Claudia您好：
Japanese
Claudia様
English
Hi Claudia,
German
Hi Claudia,
French
Salut Claudia,
Spanish
Hola Claudia,
Chinese
Claudia你好：
Japanese
Claudiaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 1% |
| Switzerland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | common | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Moldova | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 15 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
759 male · 126,304 female · 127,063 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Claudia a male or female name?
Claudia is a female given name: 99% of people named Claudia are women, and it is recorded as female in 15 of the 15 countries covered.
How do I address Claudia in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Claudia," in English, "Guten Tag Claudia," in German. Claudia is a female given name: about 99% of people named Claudia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Claudia a unisex name?
Claudia is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Claudia are men. Claudia leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Claudia a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/claudia (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_claudia,
title = {Is Claudia a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/claudia},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}