Boy · Greek, through German
Klaus
Say it: KLOWS
Meaning
Short form of Nikolaus, from Greek nike 'victory' and laos 'people'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Common for centuries, and especially in the 1930s to 1950s.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 1,121 babies given this name since 1953
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 25,900 boys
- 58 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Claus
| Danish | Claus |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Klaas |
Famous bearers
- Klaus Mann, writer
- Claus von Stauffenberg, officer
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Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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