Claus

Boy · recorded 1880–1980

  • 1980last recorded
  • 1891best year

Most popular in 1891.

Last recorded in 1980. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Claus.

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

0356918801905193019551980

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 52 recorded years as a table
Claus, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188063
188546
188749
189054
189169
189551
189865
190147
190741
191122
191216
191312
19148
19157
191615
19178
19186
19198
19205
19217
19227
19237
19248
192511
19266
19274
19297
19306
19316
19327
19347
193611
19415
19493
19523
19542
19554
19565
19574
19583
19595
19602
19614
19622
19635
19644
19655
19663
19673
19683
19693
19803

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Claus isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1980
5
Rank in 1980
#6,250
How rare
1 in 356,790 boys
Since 1880
366

Claus was last recorded in 1980. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1891, at 69 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Claus doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.