Clayton

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Clayton is a given name of Old English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 138,819 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 138,209 as boys and 610 as girls. Clayton gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2000 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #541 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,081
2023 1,075
2022 1,199
2021 1,241
2020 1,177
2019 1,316
2018 1,451
2017 1,498
2016 1,382
2015 1,479
2014 1,364
2013 1,386
2012 1,375
2011 1,352
2010 1,366
2009 1,270
2008 1,585
2007 1,446
2006 1,600
2005 1,662
2004 1,937
2003 2,136
2002 2,160
2001 2,361
2000 2,577
1999 2,354
1998 2,273
1997 2,319
1996 2,345
1995 2,366
1994 2,371
1993 2,038
1992 1,914
1991 1,847
1990 2,036
1989 1,979
1988 1,902
1987 1,823
1986 1,683
1985 1,725
1984 1,829
1983 1,742
1982 1,717
1981 1,359
1980 1,283
1979 1,220
1978 1,089
1977 1,173
1976 1,186
1975 1,183
1974 1,101
1973 1,106
1972 945
1971 967
1970 839
1969 806
1968 763
1967 757
1966 783
1965 882
1964 933
1963 1,032
1962 971
1961 1,162
1960 1,247
1959 1,145
1958 1,135
1957 1,024
1956 969
1955 925
1954 843
1953 871
1952 864
1951 814
1950 754
1949 749
1948 726
1947 812
1946 758
1945 638
1944 658
1943 766
1942 703
1941 668
1940 603
1939 637
1938 640
1937 706
1936 706
1935 707
1934 722
1933 655
1932 797
1931 840
1930 815
1929 863
1928 847
1927 929
1926 971
1925 938
1924 1,046
1923 994
1922 979
1921 959
1920 972
1919 909
1918 877
1917 769
1916 761
1915 699
1914 569
1913 386
1912 346
1911 203
1910 164
1909 137
1908 134
1907 108
1906 100
1905 110
1904 96
1903 85
1902 97
1901 72
1900 118
1899 61
1898 87
1897 75
1896 102
1895 86
1894 63
1893 78
1892 59
1891 64
1890 77
1889 76
1888 63
1887 74
1886 73
1885 68
1884 69
1883 58
1882 60
1881 52
1880 60