US rank #2399 Boys' name Peak 2022 1,408 births

Klaus — #2399 US boys' name

1,408 babies named Klaus in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s831960s2331970s1241980s1011990s872000s1132010s3242020s343
#2399
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 83% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Klaus was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

84 babies were named Klaus in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Klaus

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,408 babies named Klaus between 1953 and 2024, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Klaus currently holds the #2399 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 84 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Klaus performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 343 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Klaus shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 112 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Klaus in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Klaus 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 1,408 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.

Klaus at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,408

Since 1953

72 years of records

Peak year

2022

84 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,399

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1953

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 2024

Klaus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1953

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
84
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
020406080100 202420152006199419851976196719581953 7

Klaus by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
343 births that decade — 24% of Klaus's all-time total
1950s831960s2331970s1241980s1011990s872000s1132010s3242020s343

Klaus by state

Where Klaus concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Klaus
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
112 8.0%
#2 Texas
31 2.2%
#3 New York
28 2.0%
#4 Minnesota
16 1.1%
#5 Illinois
12 0.9%
#6 Ohio
7 0.5%
#7 Florida
5 0.4%
California share of Klaus's total US births 8.0%
Even split

112 of 1,408 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Klaus?
1,408 babies have been named Klaus since 1953. It currently ranks #2399 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 84 births.
When was Klaus most popular?
Klaus was most popular in the 2020s decade with 343 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Klaus most popular?
The top states for the name Klaus are California (112 births), Texas (31 births), New York (28 births).
How long has the name Klaus been used?
Klaus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 72 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Klaus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Klayton, Klay, Klark, Klayten, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1953–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.