Meaning and history
German short form of Nicholas, now used as an independent name.
20062006: 16 births, rank #5,303
2007: 14 births, rank #5,901
2008: 12 births, rank #6,763
2009: 16 births, rank #5,554
2010: 18 births, rank #5,047
20112011: 12 births, rank #6,578
2012: 9 births, rank #8,158
2013: 28 births, rank #3,661
2014: 26 births, rank #3,891
2015: 39 births, rank #2,966
20162016: 26 births, rank #3,990
2017: 54 births, rank #2,388
2018: 43 births, rank #2,796
2019: 69 births, rank #2,081
2020: 59 births, rank #2,292
20212021: 77 births, rank #1,943
2022: 84 births, rank #1,875
2023: 65 births, rank #2,188
2024: 58 births, rank #2,393
20252025: 63 births, rank #2,230
In 2025, 63 babies were recorded with the name Klaus, ranking #2,230 among boys.