Clay

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Clay is a given name of Old English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 40,009 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 39,736 as boys and 273 as girls. Clay gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1960 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #1,254 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 550
2023 492
2022 451
2021 451
2020 422
2019 376
2018 353
2017 355
2016 338
2015 342
2014 269
2013 321
2012 322
2011 316
2010 272
2009 213
2008 250
2007 281
2006 309
2005 330
2004 388
2003 519
2002 597
2001 573
2000 641
1999 603
1998 630
1997 643
1996 648
1995 714
1994 689
1993 494
1992 433
1991 465
1990 494
1989 451
1988 488
1987 466
1986 412
1985 416
1984 382
1983 373
1982 345
1981 333
1980 356
1979 345
1978 378
1977 421
1976 435
1975 454
1974 422
1973 477
1972 439
1971 520
1970 461
1969 432
1968 389
1967 361
1966 365
1965 440
1964 571
1963 656
1962 705
1961 900
1960 911
1959 826
1958 730
1957 605
1956 485
1955 431
1954 348
1953 270
1952 274
1951 225
1950 187
1949 176
1948 171
1947 145
1946 114
1945 97
1944 116
1943 136
1942 137
1941 112
1940 128
1939 130
1938 124
1937 123
1936 131
1935 110
1934 117
1933 123
1932 123
1931 117
1930 138
1929 107
1928 135
1927 164
1926 137
1925 144
1924 157
1923 146
1922 194
1921 167
1920 157
1919 128
1918 146
1917 131
1916 138
1915 139
1914 107
1913 89
1912 80
1911 52
1910 28
1909 35
1908 33
1907 31
1906 36
1905 34
1904 32
1903 27
1902 33
1901 21
1900 41
1899 23
1898 40
1897 25
1896 30
1895 33
1894 42
1893 33
1892 23
1891 17
1890 32
1889 29
1888 31
1887 23
1886 28
1885 18
1884 32
1883 25
1882 17
1881 24
1880 18