Claudette

Claudette: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “lame”
Origin: French
Say it: klaw-DET · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

French diminutive of Claude, from Latin Claudius. The original Roman family name is traditionally connected with claudius, meaning lame.

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How popular is Claudette?

20242.7 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Claudette in 20249

Peak year1936

Total US babies since 188018,787

Claudette is steady now but far below its 1936 peak.

Names like Claudette

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Claudelame · French
Claudinelame, crippled · Latin
Claudlame; crippled · Latin
Claudielame · Latin
Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
Eloisehealthy; wide · French
Claireclear, bright · French

Claudette questions

What does the name Claudette mean?

Claudette means "lame". It comes from French. French diminutive of Claude, from Latin Claudius. The original Roman family name is traditionally connected with claudius, meaning lame.

Is Claudette a boy or girl name?

Claudette is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Claudette?

9 US babies were named Claudette in 2024. Its peak year was 1936.

How do you pronounce Claudette?

Claudette is usually pronounced klaw-DET.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.