Claus
About Claus
A very Christmas-y Christmas baby name, that may avoid the Santa image by instead adopting the alternative spelling Klaus.
Pronounced KLOWS.
As of October 2026, Claus ranked #6413 in US births in 1980 SSA, peaked at #759 in 1880.
Editor's take: The name Claus is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Claus on lists
Famous Clauss
- Claus George Willem Otto Frederik Geert van Amsberg
Prince of the Netherlands; husband of Queen Beatrix
- Claus von Bulow (born Claus Cecil Borberg)
British socialite acquitted of murder of his wife
- Claus Philipp Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
German army officer who tried to assassinate Hitler
- Claus Christiansen
Danish footballer
- Claus Adam
American cellist
- Claus Norreen
Danish musician of band Aqua
- Claus Ogerman
German pop music arranger
- Claus Bertel Toksvig
Danish broadcaster
- (Adolph) Claus J. Spreckels
German,American industrialist in Hawaii
- Claus
Casimir Bernhard Marius Max (b. 2004), Count of Oranje,Nassau; son of Prince Constanijn of the Netherlands