Klaus
Klaus was the 2245th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 1353rd; the most babies were born in 2022 (84). Over the last ten years it has moved up 757 places. More babies were named Klaus in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,245 boys, up 64 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 63boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202284 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,471babies recorded
Klaus popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,245 | 63 |
| 2020 | #2,309 | 59 |
| 2010 | #5,155 | 18 |
| 2000 | #4,309 | 18 |
| 1990 | #5,210 | 10 |
| 1980 | #2,900 | 16 |
| 1970 | #2,359 | 16 |
| 1960 | #1,795 | 21 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Klaus, counting every spelling?
Klaus has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Klaus?
63 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Klaus (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Klaus born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 133 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Klaus.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Klaus?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Klaus are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 5 and 48. That makes Klaus mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Klaus by state
How common Klaus was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Klaus: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Klaus, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Klaus
How popular is the name Klaus?
Klaus was the 2245th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 1353rd; the most babies were born in 2022 (84). Over the last ten years it has moved up 757 places. More babies were named Klaus in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Klaus a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Klaus in the US.
Where is Klaus most popular?
In 2021–2025, Klaus was most common in Minnesota (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Ohio.