How Many People Are Named Claus?
people named Claus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,135,640 people in the US has this name
Based on 366 babies named Claus in Social Security records from 1880 to 1980, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
13 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
German short form of NICHOLAS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Claus in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Claus alive today is about 65 years old, and 77% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 60 and 69 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Claus first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1916, to 13 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1980.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 1980
🏆 Rank History
Claus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #759, in 1880.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #759 (1880) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,366 in the 1920s |
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