Total births
366
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.
- 366
- total births
- 1880–1980
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 19%
- born in that 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.
- 366 total births
- 1880–1980 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 19% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
366 boys have been named Claus since 1880, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1980.
- 366
- total births
- 1880–1980
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 19%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
19% of everyone ever named Claus was born in this single decade.
1916
Single peak year
13 babies were named Claus in 1916 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1980Peak year
1916
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1880
Claus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1980
- Peak year (1916)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Claus by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1880s 17
1880s
17 births
- 1890s 27
1890s
27 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
63 births
- 1920s
1920s
70 births
- 1930s
1930s
38 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
55 births
- 1960s
1960s
69 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 70 births (19% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Claus? ▼
366 babies have been named Claus since 1880. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1916 with 13 births.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
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
#1551 303,564 births
Clayton Boy
#318 139,344 births
Claude Boy
#3335 91,337 births
Clark Boy
#437 50,851 births
Clay Boy
#544 40,252 births
Compare Claus side by side: Claus vs Clarence Claus vs Clayton Claus vs Claude
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Claus: Baby Name Since 1880 - 366 Births, Peak 1916." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/claus. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.