Claude
Meaning
"of the Claudian family, lame"
Origin: Latin
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #3,333
- Total SSA Count
- 35
- Syllables
- 1
- Formality
- Formal
- Nicknames
- Cla, Clau, Clauy
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"of the Claudian family, lame"
Origin: Latin
"French woman, woman from France"
Origin: Catalan/Italian
Claude is more popular, ranked #3333 vs #71446 for Francese.
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Claude is more popular, ranked #3333 compared to Francese at #71446 in the United States.
Claude means "of the Claudian family, lame" (Latin origin). Francese means "French woman, woman from France" (Catalan/Italian origin).
Claude is primarily a boy name. Francese is primarily a girl name.