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Klaus Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Klaus?

The rare name Klaus was the 2,850th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Klaus, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #1413 was reached in 1968.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2017 with 53 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Klaus in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2004.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Klaus occurred roughly during the years 1962-1965, 1989-1993, 1997-2000, 2007-2011, and 2012-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1968-1971.

Where is the name Klaus popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

For a number of years, the name Klaus has been soaring upward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Klaus has risen.

The name Klaus is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Klaus (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 42 2,850
2017 53 2,429
2016 26 4,042
2015 39 2,997
2014 26 3,964
2013 28 3,709
2012 9 8,556
2011 12 6,822
2010 18 5,150
2009 15 5,963
2008 12 7,001
2007 14 6,118
2006 16 5,436
2005 10 7,428
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2003 10 7,016
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2001 18 4,394
2000 18 4,306
1999 10 6,297
1998 7 8,069
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1996 6 8,523
1995 6 8,395
1994 12 4,979
1993 14 4,360
1992 12 4,718
1991 10 5,311
1990 10 5,211
1989 7 6,611
1988 8 5,482
1987 8 5,227
1986 13 3,556
1985 12 3,705
1984 13 3,370
1983 9 4,330
1982 8 4,824
1981 7 5,231
1980 16 2,898
1979 8 4,644
1978 9 4,015
1977 7 4,891
1976 17 2,559
1975 7 4,568
1974 15 2,619
1973 16 2,452
1972 17 2,292
1971 12 2,901
1970 16 2,358
1969 21 1,840
1968 31 1,413
1967 24 1,588
1966 25 1,560
1965 28 1,469
1964 24 1,640
1963 20 1,810
1962 16 2,082
1961 20 1,846
1960 21 1,795
1959 13 2,362
1958 11 2,581
1957 18 1,926
1956 16 2,051
1955 6 3,710
1954 12 2,376
1953 7 3,273
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.