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Klaus

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) · #1,893 in Canada (2024).

Famous Klauses

• Klaus Iohannis — President of Romania from 2014 to 2025
• Klaus Ebner — Austrian writer
• Klaus von Klitzing — German physicist
• Klaus Kinski — German actor (1926–1991)
• Klaus Mann — German writer (1906–1949)

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
• Josef Klaus — Austrian chancellor, politician and lawyer (1910–2001)
• Felix Klaus — German footballer

In stories & tradition

• Klaus Baudelaire — A Series of Unfortunate Events (novel series)
• Klaus Heissler — American Dad! (TV series)
• 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, German neurologist and psychiatrist (1905–1961).

Similar names: Niklaus · Fitzgerald · Klay · Johannes · Tidus · Lex

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