Klaus
Boy · Greek
Klaus is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,230th for boys in the US (63 babies).
What does Klaus mean?
Greek
A male given name from Ancient Greek, an alternative spelling of Claus.
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Is Klaus a girl's or a boy's name?
Klaus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 63 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Klaus in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Klaus in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Klaus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Klaus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,230among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 63about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 63 boys in the US were named Klaus, making it the 2,230th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,291st. Its busiest year was 2022, with 84 boys. It first appears in the records in 1953.
Half of all the boys named Klaus in the US since 1880 were born between 1973 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Klaus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | #2,230 |
| 2024 | 58 | #2,393 |
| 2023 | 65 | #2,187 |
| 2022 | 84 | #1,874 |
| 2021 | 77 | #1,942 |
| 2020 | 59 | #2,291 |
| 2019 | 69 | #2,080 |
| 2018 | 43 | #2,795 |
| 2017 | 54 | #2,387 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2015 | 39 | #2,965 |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,888 |
| 2013 | 28 | #3,659 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,507 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,403 |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,243 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,811 |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,292 |
| 1969 | 21 | #1,809 |
| 1968 | 33 | #1,339 |
| 1967 | 24 | #1,572 |
| 1966 | 25 | #1,539 |
| 1965 | 27 | #1,482 |
| 1964 | 24 | #1,614 |
| 1963 | 21 | #1,743 |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,034 |
| 1961 | 20 | #1,822 |
| 1960 | 21 | #1,771 |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,294 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,504 |
| 1957 | 18 | #1,886 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,014 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 12 | #2,315 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
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