Claus is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.
Claus is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1980. Claus was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1916 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5 | — | #6,413 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #4,022 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #3,754 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #3,620 |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #3,590 |
| 1965 | 9 | — | #2,822 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | #3,334 |
| 1963 | 10 | — | #2,703 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #4,139 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | #2,929 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #4,128 |
| 1959 | 11 | — | #2,557 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #3,606 |
| 1957 | 8 | — | #3,060 |
| 1956 | 11 | — | #2,519 |
| 1955 | 8 | — | #3,009 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #3,914 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #3,424 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #3,774 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #3,203 |
| 1936 | 11 | — | #2,201 |
| 1934 | 7 | — | #3,020 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | #3,135 |
| 1931 | 6 | — | #3,453 |
| 1930 | 7 | — | #3,343 |
| 1929 | 8 | — | #3,031 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | #4,304 |
| 1926 | 7 | — | #3,444 |
| 1925 | 12 | — | #2,462 |
| 1924 | 9 | — | #3,064 |
| 1923 | 8 | — | #3,219 |
| 1922 | 8 | — | #3,297 |
| 1921 | 8 | — | #3,259 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #4,413 |
| 1919 | 8 | — | #3,158 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | #3,805 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | #3,279 |
| 1916 | 13 | — | #2,171 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | #3,472 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,343 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | #2,549 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | #2,083 |
| 1911 | 5 | — | #1,788 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | #1,223 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | #1,082 |
| 1898 | 8 | — | #819 |
| 1895 | 6 | — | #1,003 |
| 1891 | 7 | — | #783 |
| 1890 | 6 | — | #908 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | #957 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | #964 |
| 1880 | 7 | — | #759 |