Clay

Given to 40,525 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +40% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#573

recorded as boys

29 since 2024

Babies in 2025

515

boys 515

Peak year

1960

904 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

40,525

since 1880

Born a Clay? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Clay was most popular in 1960, when 904 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.42 per 1,000). In 2025, 515 babies were named Clay, ranking #573 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 40%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	515	573
2024	5	15293	545	544
2023	<5	—	494	581
2022	<5	—	453	618
2021	<5	—	451	617
2020	5	15088	417	644
2019	<5	—	376	682
2018	<5	—	353	688
2017	<5	—	355	694
2016	<5	—	339	723
2015	<5	—	342	720
2014	<5	—	269	840
2013	<5	—	321	729
2012	<5	—	322	726
2011	<5	—	316	720
2010	<5	—	273	793
2009	<5	—	213	948
2008	<5	—	250	853
2007	<5	—	281	775
2006	<5	—	309	707
2005	<5	—	330	654
2004	5	16099	383	582
2003	<5	—	519	478
2002	<5	—	597	417
2001	<5	—	573	427
2000	<5	—	641	396
1999	<5	—	603	403
1998	7	11138	623	393
1997	<5	—	643	379
1996	<5	—	648	369
1995	<5	—	714	343
1994	<5	—	689	353
1993	<5	—	494	444
1992	<5	—	433	484
1991	<5	—	465	459
1990	<5	—	494	445
1989	<5	—	451	444
1988	<5	—	488	406
1987	<5	—	467	402
1986	<5	—	412	423
1985	<5	—	416	418
1984	<5	—	380	425
1983	<5	—	373	424
1982	<5	—	345	458
1981	<5	—	333	455
1980	6	9095	350	443
1979	<5	—	345	431
1978	9	6385	369	401
1977	<5	—	421	382
1976	<5	—	434	367
1975	<5	—	454	365
1974	<5	—	422	373
1973	5	8423	470	354
1972	<5	—	439	374
1971	<5	—	520	352
1970	5	7995	456	379
1969	<5	—	431	378
1968	<5	—	389	394
1967	<5	—	361	403
1966	5	6564	360	395
1965	<5	—	440	369
1964	<5	—	571	328
1963	<5	—	656	303
1962	<5	—	705	288
1961	<5	—	900	259
1960	7	5168	904	265
1959	<5	—	826	276
1958	7	4890	723	284
1957	11	3696	594	313
1956	<5	—	485	339
1955	5	5828	426	350
1954	8	4278	340	388
1953	<5	—	270	431
1952	7	4483	267	426
1951	<5	—	225	450
1950	7	4315	180	497
1949	<5	—	176	502
1948	<5	—	171	505
1947	<5	—	145	561
1946	<5	—	114	603
1945	<5	—	97	612
1944	6	4054	110	585
1943	11	2861	125	568
1942	14	2416	123	553
1941	6	3954	106	576
1940	<5	—	128	510
1939	8	3145	122	514
1938	11	2579	113	546
1937	6	3800	117	536
1936	7	3376	124	509
1935	<5	—	110	548
1934	<5	—	117	545
1933	9	2868	114	532
1932	<5	—	123	524
1931	<5	—	117	539
1930	7	3658	131	523
1929	<5	—	107	578
1928	<5	—	135	518
1927	9	3284	155	485
1926	6	4306	131	528
1925	<5	—	144	506
1924	6	4434	151	508
1923	12	2732	134	524
1922	5	5009	189	442
1921	7	4023	160	489
1920	10	3097	147	498
1919	<5	—	128	526
1918	<5	—	146	495
1917	6	4083	125	514
1916	5	4417	133	494
1915	7	3434	132	485
1914	<5	—	107	466
1913	<5	—	89	460
1912	5	2979	75	456
1911	<5	—	52	395
1910	<5	—	28	537
1909	<5	—	35	419
1908	<5	—	33	413
1907	<5	—	31	405
1906	<5	—	36	346
1905	<5	—	34	355
1904	<5	—	32	354
1903	<5	—	27	370
1902	<5	—	33	337
1901	<5	—	21	407
1900	<5	—	41	337
1899	<5	—	23	384
1898	<5	—	40	288
1897	<5	—	25	375
1896	<5	—	30	352
1895	<5	—	33	316
1894	<5	—	42	271
1893	<5	—	33	300
1892	<5	—	23	394
1891	6	1213	11	564
1890	<5	—	32	302
1889	<5	—	29	322
1888	<5	—	31	324
1887	<5	—	23	340
1886	<5	—	28	321
1885	<5	—	18	422
1884	<5	—	32	306
1883	<5	—	25	331
1882	<5	—	17	437
1881	<5	—	24	332
1880	<5	—	18	403