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Klaus

Meaning: The people's victory
Origin: Greek — German short form of Nikolaus

Boy's name · #2245 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Klaus reached its best rank, #1353, in 1968 and ranked #2245 in 2025. About 1,500 boys have carried it since 1953.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#777 in Austria (2025) · #1,804 in Canada (2025) · #2,548 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,928 in Italy (2024) · #4,965 in France (2025) · #3,255 in England & Wales (2024) · #1,367 in Belgium (2023) · #461 in Norway (2020).

Famous Klauses

Klaus Iohannis — President of Romania from 2014 to 2025 (born 1959)
Klaus Ebner — Austrian writer (born 1964)
Klaus von Klitzing — German physicist (born 1943)
Klaus Kinski — German actor (1926–1991)
Klaus Mann — German writer (1906–1949)
Klaus Schwab — Founder of the World Economic Forum (born 1938)
Klaus Fuchs — German-born British physicist and atomic spy (1911–1988)
Klaus Meine — German singer (born 1948)
Klaus Maria Brandauer — Austrian actor and director (born 1943)
Klaus Schulze — German composer and musician (1947–2022)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 5,300 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Václav Klaus — President of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013 (born 1941)
Josef Klaus — Austrian politician; Chancellor from 1964 to 1970 (1910–2001)
Felix Klaus — German footballer (born 1992)

In stories & tradition

Klaus Baudelaire — A Series of Unfortunate Events (novel series)
Klaus Heissler — Fictional character from American Dad!
Klaus Borowski — Tatort (TV series)

What Klauses become

Among 6,938 notable people named Klaus:

Medical professionals appear 2.36× more often than among typical names — e.g. Klaus Conrad, Nazi neurologist and psychiatrist (1905–1961).

Similar names: Niklaus · Johannes · Klay · Artemis · Andreas · Kadence

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