Claudell
Masculine · “Claude with an -ell ending”
Claudell is given to both — 576 boys and 302 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Claudell takes Claude, a name the French give to men and women alike, and adds an -ell ending. The name behind it belonged to the Roman emperor who conquered Britain and, many centuries later, to a French queen who gave her name to a plum.
How old is the name Claudell?
Claudell first appears in US birth records in 1918 — 107 years ago. The typical Claudell alive today was born around 1953, making them about 72 years old. About 300 people named Claudell are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Claudell most popular?
Claudell peaked in 1940, reaching #1573 nationally. See the whole 1940 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Claudius to Claudell
The story of Claudell
When the emperor Claudius came to Britain for the final stage of the Roman conquest, he brought war elephants with him, a sight the island had never seen. In French the name became Claude and was given to both sexes: Claude of France, queen to Francis I, gave her name to the greengage plum, which the French still call reine-claude, Queen Claude. In America, Claude was mostly a man's name, and Claudell extended it with an ending that reached both boys and girls, as Claude itself does in France.
Meaningscholars disagree
Claude with an -ell ending; Claude from the Roman Claudius
Claude comes from the Roman family name Claudius, which ancient writers linked to claudus, lame; that link is traditional rather than proven. The -ell ending is an American addition.
How the name formed
- Claudius
- Claude
- Claudell
Related forms: Claude · Claudio · Claudio · Claudius
Pronouncing Claudell
klaw-DELL
Most families put the stress on the second syllable. Some say KLAW-del.
Nicknames for Claudell
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1918
- Most boys named
- 193415 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1573reached in 1940
- Change vs 1997
- +20.0%6 in 2000, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Claudell in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Claude in French — related form
- Claudio in Italian — related form
- Claudio in Spanish — related form
- Claudius in Latin — related form
Claudells among us
people named Claudell are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Claudell sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It carries a long European history through Claude.
- Claude and Dell give two ready short forms.
- It works for a boy or a girl, as Claude does in French.
- It will be written Claudel, the surname of the French poet and sculptor, or Claudelle.
- It leans to boys in the record; a girl named Claudell may be taken for a boy on paper.
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Frequently asked
- How many Claudells are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Claudell are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Claudell in 2025?
- Claudell is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Claudell with classmates?
- Claudell will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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