Baby Name Popularity Profile

Clayton

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Clayton.

✦ Clay settlement 🌍 English Traditional
National Rank (2025) #300
All-Time Peak Rank #147 Achieved 1988
Total U.S. Births 139,344 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.7% Boy / 0.3% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1880 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 1990s 2,564 births in 2000
πŸ’‘ The Clayton Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Clay settlement
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from an Old English place name, meaning 'settlement on clay' from 'clæg' (clay) and 'tun' (settlement).
Common Nicknames
Clay
Pronunciation: KLAY-tΙ™n
Themes & Categories
Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Clayton across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -3.6%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -23.6%
2015: 1,479 births 1,479 2016: 1,376 births 2017: 1,493 births 2018: 1,451 births 2019: 1,308 births 2020: 1,172 births 1,172 2021: 1,237 births 2022: 1,200 births 2023: 1,067 births 2024: 1,083 births 2025: 1,130 births 1,130
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 2,564 births in 2000
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 146 yrs
Longest Streak 146 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 653
1890s: 752
1900s: 1,057
1910s: 5,641
1920s: 9,414
1930s: 7,171
1940s: 7,059
1950s: 9,309
1960s: 9,296
1970s: 10,750
1980s: 16,933
1990s: 21,816
2000s: 18,672
2010s: 13,932
2020s: 6,889

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Clay-on
Letter Count 7 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 54.1% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with C, a letter used by only 5.7% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Hawaii
Top States Hawaii, South Dakota, Maine, North Dakota, Montana
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Hawaii Unranked 957 1954 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 948 1920 Insufficient historical volume
Maine #158 1,228 1926 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota #202 930 1919 Insufficient historical volume
Montana #180 806 1991 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #119 947 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #304 2,525 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #257 3,059 1984 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 290 1984 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #335 2,316 1990 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #199 4,729 2000 10.0% Decline
Kentucky #188 3,560 2000 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #215 1,436 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #209 2,430 1999 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska #170 250 1986 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #332 1,455 1984 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #231 4,151 2002 12.2% Decline
Minnesota #266 3,218 1923 11.5% Decline
Oregon #268 1,574 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #209 3,642 2003 25.9% Decline
Colorado #296 2,026 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #317 3,052 1983 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #379 5,721 1998 17.7% Decline
Alabama #218 3,069 2000 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #102 1,551 2001 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #280 4,580 1995 +22.2% Growth
Texas #415 12,488 1990 +7.7% Growth
Wisconsin #225 3,237 2011 30.8% Decline
South Carolina #228 2,347 1999 19.4% Decline
Washington #260 2,598 2000 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 270 1924 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #154 1,885 2001 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #332 4,227 2001 2.8% Decline
Ohio #252 6,423 2000 29.6% Decline
Arizona #379 1,697 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #180 5,227 2001 +54.1% Growth
Virginia #413 3,087 1998 47.2% Decline
Nevada #458 427 2000 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire #241 374 1924 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 574 1993 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #264 5,379 1994 6.2% Decline
Maryland #582 1,502 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #327 4,892 2000 10.8% Decline
California #445 8,813 1995 10.0% Decline
Connecticut #331 839 1944 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #387 1,621 1927 Insufficient historical volume
New York #375 4,684 1926 +17.5% Growth
District of Columbia Unranked 269 1961 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #940 1,177 2000 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 68 1953 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 37 1971 Insufficient historical volume

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