The baby name Claas is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /klaːs/ (klahs).
Claas is Dutch in Origin.
The baby name Claas is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /klaːs/ (klahs).
Claas is Dutch in Origin.
Claas is a Low German and Frisian given name, the C-spelled counterpart of Dutch Klaas and German Claus/Klaus. It is a vernacular short form of Nikolaus, from Greek Nikolaos (nike "victory" + laos "people"), hence the meaning "victory of the people." The double a reflects a long vowel in Dutch/Low German orthography, while the initial C preserves a medieval spelling that coexisted with K in northern Europe.
Medieval records from Hanseatic ports and Frisian communities show widespread use of Claas among merchants and sailors, sustained by devotion to St. Nicholas; the Dutch Sinterklaas tradition (source of English Santa Claus) is part of the same name family. Variants and cognates include Klaas, Claus, Klaus, Claes, Clas/Klas, Niklas/Niclas, Nikolaus/Nicolaas, and diminutives such as Nico and Nik. Today Claas remains familiar in northern Germany and the Low Countries, though rarer than Klaas/Klaus; it also occurs as a patronymic surname.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| Germany | 0 | #408 | 30 | 2,542 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #695 | 267 | 5,697 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #925 | 27 | 5,873 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,169 | 10 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 |
Claas is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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