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Boy name Greek origin Christian tradition

Klaus

KLOWS · 5 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Victory of the people (Nicholas)
Language
Greek
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2405
2024 births58
Peak year2022
First appeared1953
Total US births1,408
2022 peak19531971198920062024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Klausi
Alternate spellings
ClausKlaas
In other languages
Klaus (German/Scandinavian)Claus (German)Klaas (Dutch)Niclas (Swedish)Nikolaus (German)

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