Claudia

The name traces to the Roman family name Claudius, traditionally associated with the Latin root for halting. It circulated through early European literature before establishing a presence in nineteenth-century America. Registrations climbed across the first half of the twentieth century, eventually cresting in a distinct mid-century peak.

The name reads as someone who reads the warranty before plugging in an appliance. Registrations reached their height in 1952, giving the name a firm mid-century foundation without ever turning it into a fad. With about thirty percent of living holders belonging to the Boomer generation and nearly a quarter arriving as Millennials, it refuses to belong to any single decade. The name suggests an average age of fifty and an enduring suspicion of QR-code restaurant menus.