Klaus
Meaning
victory of the people (short form of Nikolaus)
The formal names behind Klaus
Klaus is an established short form of this name.
Nicholas · Greek origin · victory of the people, from the Greek Nikolaos; the fourth-century saint of Myra whose secret gift-giving grew into Santa Claus, a name borne by five popes and two tsars, and the 1990s American staple behind Nick, Cole and Colin
Sources list Klaus among the forms of Nicholas (Danish · Finnish · German · Norwegian · Swedish).
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Klaus peaked in the 2020s.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
2,745 people · the #4,124 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 71,429 · median age 30
Among people named Klaus living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 307 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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