The baby name Claus is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /klaʊs/.
Claus is Dutch, Germanic, Scandinavian in Origin.
The baby name Claus is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /klaʊs/.
Claus is Dutch, Germanic, Scandinavian in Origin.
Claus is a Germanic and Scandinavian short form of Nikolaus, itself from Greek Nikolaos: nike “victory” + laos “people,” yielding the meaning “victory of the people.” The spelling with C is associated with northern Germany and Denmark, alongside the more common German form Klaus. It appears both as a given name and as a surname in German-speaking regions.
Documented since the Middle Ages in Hanseatic cities, Claus gained visibility through the widespread veneration of Saint Nicholas; via Dutch Sinterklaas, the name fed into the English figure Santa Claus. Usage has persisted in Northern Europe, with peaks in the 19th and mid‑20th centuries. Related forms include Klaus and Claas (Low German), Klaas (Dutch/Frisian), Klas and Niclas/Niklas (Scandinavian and German), Niklaus (Swiss German), and Nicholas/Nicolas in English and French. Cognates like Nils (Scandinavian) reflect the same Greek root.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DK | Boys | 0 | #23 | 2,102 | 7,401 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| DK | 0 | #36 | 324 | 5,198 | |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| Norway | Boys | 2000 | #137 | 5 | 490 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #191 | 2,329 | 5,697 |
| Austria | 0 | #196 | 18 | 850 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #215 | 6 | 4,970 |
| France | Boys | 1952 | #221 | 3 | 818 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #224 | 12 | 6,830 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #258 | 205 | 2,180 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| Germany | 0 | #302 | 141 | 2,542 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #324 | 8 | 9,639 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #325 | 5 | 7,429 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| BR | 0 | #358 | 3 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MX | 0 | #366 | 48 | 8,339 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #377 | 5 | 7,951 |
| BO | 0 | #405 | 4 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #410 | 18 | 2,041 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #411 | 3 | 5,922 |
| CL | 0 | #428 | 7 | 6,867 | |
| CO | 0 | #467 | 14 | 7,768 | |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #475 | 9 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #491 | 15 | 12,621 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #492 | 14 | 7,500 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #494 | 6 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #507 | 4 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #532 | 5 | 6,731 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #551 | 7 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #579 | 14 | 9,244 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #587 | 96 | 3,552 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #613 | 53 | 13,390 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #627 | 4 | 8,289 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #644 | 8 | 9,488 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #665 | 87 | 12,213 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #666 | 669 | 17,781 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #681 | 17 | 17,960 |
| IT | 0 | #704 | 11 | 4,183 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #828 | 24 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #847 | 32 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #875 | 77 | 5,873 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #880 | 51 | 5,610 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #894 | 185 | 16,140 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #897 | 24 | 15,656 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #933 | 11 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #953 | 30 | 16,355 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #963 | 21 | 5,561 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,081 | 12 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,102 | 10 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,152 | 27 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,290 | 182 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,436 | 11 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Claus is popular in 61 countries — most recent births per country:
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