Klaus is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2022 and remains in steady use.
Klaus is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,245 for boy births in the United States (and #4,824 across all names), given to 63 babies. Klaus was first reported in SSA data in 1953 and peaked in 2022 (84 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | 63 | #2,245 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | #2,407 |
| 2023 | 65 | 65 | #2,207 |
| 2022 | 84 | 84 | #1,880 |
| 2021 | 77 | 77 | #1,948 |
| 2020 | 59 | 59 | #2,309 |
| 2019 | 69 | 69 | #2,101 |
| 2018 | 43 | 43 | #2,824 |
| 2017 | 54 | 54 | #2,405 |
| 2016 | 26 | 26 | #4,052 |
| 2015 | 39 | 39 | #3,002 |
| 2014 | 26 | 26 | #3,968 |
| 2013 | 28 | 28 | #3,710 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | #8,564 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | #6,829 |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | #5,155 |
| 2009 | 16 | 16 | #5,712 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | #7,006 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | #6,122 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #5,440 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | #7,432 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #7,019 |
| 2001 | 18 | 18 | #4,395 |
| 2000 | 18 | 18 | #4,309 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #6,300 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #8,070 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #8,524 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #8,399 |
| 1994 | 12 | — | #4,980 |
| 1993 | 14 | — | #4,361 |
| 1992 | 12 | — | #4,720 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #5,313 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | #5,210 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,616 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #5,482 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #5,232 |
| 1986 | 13 | — | #3,556 |
| 1985 | 12 | — | #3,706 |
| 1984 | 13 | — | #3,376 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #4,333 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #4,826 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #5,234 |
| 1980 | 16 | — | #2,900 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #4,648 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | #4,018 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #4,893 |
| 1976 | 17 | — | #2,558 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #4,574 |
| 1974 | 15 | — | #2,617 |
| 1973 | 16 | — | #2,453 |
| 1972 | 17 | — | #2,291 |
| 1971 | 12 | — | #2,902 |
| 1970 | 16 | — | #2,359 |
| 1969 | 21 | — | #1,839 |
| 1968 | 33 | — | #1,353 |
| 1967 | 24 | — | #1,588 |
| 1966 | 25 | — | #1,558 |
| 1965 | 27 | — | #1,496 |
| 1964 | 24 | — | #1,638 |
| 1963 | 21 | — | #1,773 |
| 1962 | 16 | — | #2,084 |
| 1961 | 20 | — | #1,850 |
| 1960 | 21 | — | #1,795 |
| 1959 | 13 | — | #2,358 |
| 1958 | 11 | — | #2,583 |
| 1957 | 18 | — | #1,926 |
| 1956 | 16 | — | #2,050 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #3,705 |
| 1954 | 12 | — | #2,377 |
| 1953 | 7 | — | #3,275 |