Claus — boys' name

What the Data Says About Claus

The Social Security Administration has registered 366 babies named Claus between 1880 and 1980, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Claus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Claus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Claus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Claus in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 366 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.