Boys' name · since 1880

Claus

Claus has 366 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#9,518 of 45,481
all-time among boys
366
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade

Claus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 366 recorded since 1880.

Claus has 366 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1980.

  • #9,518 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 366 born since 1880
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claus ranks #9,518 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 366 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.

#9,518 of 45,481
all-time among boys
366
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Claus's 366 recorded births place it above 79.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Claus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Claus splits its recorded history at 1929: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1885 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Claus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1980

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1916)
13
Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
468101214 188019011916192319311954196119681980 5

Claus by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (70 births, 19% of the file).

1920s was Claus's strongest decade.

70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.

Claus births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 70 births (19% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Claus? ▼
366 babies have been named Claus since 1880. All-time, it sits at #9,518 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1916 with 13 births.
Where does Claus sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claus ranks #9,518 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Claus most popular? ▼
Claus was most popular in the 1920s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Claus been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Claus since 1880 -- 101 years through the most recent 1980 data.
What names are similar to Claus? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clarence, Clayton, Claude, Clark, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Claus's data

  • Claus's decade-level peak was the 1920s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Claus

Nearby Names Like Claus

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Claus

Clarence Boy
#1499 303,564 births
Clayton Boy
#300 139,344 births
Claude Boy
#3036 91,337 births
Clark Boy
#377 50,851 births
Clay Boy
#573 40,252 births

Compare Claus side by side: Claus vs Clarence Claus vs Clayton Claus vs Claude

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Brinson
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Damain
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Montavius
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Bransyn #8642
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Claus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–1980 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Claus draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.