Clayton

Given to 139,954 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#300

recorded as boys

18 since 2024

Babies in 2025

1,130

boys 1,130

Peak year

2000

2,564 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

139,954

since 1880

Born a Clayton? 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

Clayton was most popular in 2000, when 2,564 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,130 babies were named Clayton, ranking #300 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	1,130	300
2024	<5	—	1,083	318
2023	8	11169	1,067	310
2022	<5	—	1,200	286
2021	5	15251	1,237	279
2020	5	15088	1,172	289
2019	8	11356	1,308	273
2018	<5	—	1,451	254
2017	5	15902	1,493	250
2016	6	14331	1,376	266
2015	<5	—	1,479	248
2014	<5	—	1,365	271
2013	<5	—	1,387	258
2012	8	12199	1,367	261
2011	7	13347	1,345	257
2010	5	16992	1,361	251
2009	7	13704	1,264	272
2008	8	12579	1,577	234
2007	<5	—	1,446	247
2006	5	17168	1,595	226
2005	<5	—	1,662	215
2004	14	7828	1,923	198
2003	6	13844	2,130	183
2002	<5	—	2,160	178
2001	10	9351	2,351	162
2000	13	7580	2,564	151
1999	11	8223	2,343	157
1998	6	12426	2,267	150
1997	<5	—	2,319	147
1996	6	11807	2,339	149
1995	5	13386	2,361	151
1994	<5	—	2,371	149
1993	7	10588	2,031	159
1992	5	13317	1,909	168
1991	<5	—	1,847	172
1990	8	9247	2,029	153
1989	17	5049	1,962	154
1988	12	6277	1,890	147
1987	8	7987	1,815	153
1986	10	6612	1,672	161
1985	7	8318	1,718	157
1984	11	5899	1,818	150
1983	14	4884	1,729	158
1982	12	5534	1,705	161
1981	10	6323	1,349	185
1980	7	8178	1,275	194
1979	11	5751	1,208	199
1978	6	8562	1,083	203
1977	8	6892	1,165	197
1976	<5	—	1,185	187
1975	7	7173	1,177	193
1974	10	5360	1,092	203
1973	<5	—	1,106	199
1972	12	4523	933	230
1971	<5	—	967	239
1970	5	7995	834	264
1969	6	6617	799	260
1968	5	7016	757	264
1967	11	4053	746	266
1966	7	5273	775	260
1965	<5	—	882	251
1964	<5	—	933	251
1963	9	4539	1,023	234
1962	<5	—	971	250
1961	<5	—	1,165	231
1960	<5	—	1,245	222
1959	11	3827	1,134	238
1958	8	4520	1,127	232
1957	5	6086	1,019	243
1956	7	4837	962	234
1955	<5	—	925	234
1954	<5	—	843	239
1953	<5	—	871	230
1952	5	5563	859	228
1951	<5	—	815	232
1950	<5	—	754	241
1949	<5	—	749	236
1948	5	5243	721	238
1947	<5	—	812	225
1946	6	4417	752	221
1945	<5	—	638	218
1944	<5	—	657	212
1943	<5	—	767	206
1942	5	4622	698	213
1941	5	4420	662	205
1940	<5	—	603	212
1939	5	4250	632	197
1938	<5	—	640	199
1937	5	4255	701	188
1936	<5	—	706	185
1935	7	3431	700	187
1934	5	4286	717	183
1933	<5	—	655	188
1932	10	2831	787	175
1931	9	2972	831	168
1930	13	2425	802	178
1929	8	3394	855	166
1928	14	2381	833	173
1927	10	3053	919	163
1926	15	2351	956	161
1925	6	4426	932	162
1924	7	4002	1,039	153
1923	5	4967	989	158
1922	<5	—	979	160
1921	8	3666	951	158
1920	11	2899	961	153
1919	8	3452	901	149
1918	<5	—	877	157
1917	10	2879	759	166
1916	8	3258	753	158
1915	<5	—	699	165
1914	6	3188	563	158
1913	5	3187	381	181
1912	<5	—	346	169
1911	<5	—	203	165
1910	5	2398	159	177
1909	<5	—	137	176
1908	<5	—	134	170
1907	<5	—	108	192
1906	<5	—	100	180
1905	<5	—	110	174
1904	<5	—	96	187
1903	<5	—	85	189
1902	<5	—	97	175
1901	<5	—	72	197
1900	<5	—	118	176
1899	<5	—	61	213
1898	<5	—	87	179
1897	<5	—	75	196
1896	<5	—	102	160
1895	<5	—	86	182
1894	<5	—	63	211
1893	<5	—	78	186
1892	<5	—	59	228
1891	<5	—	64	194
1890	<5	—	77	176
1889	<5	—	76	176
1888	<5	—	63	221
1887	<5	—	74	172
1886	<5	—	73	182
1885	<5	—	68	192
1884	<5	—	69	193
1883	<5	—	58	199
1882	<5	—	60	210
1881	<5	—	52	211
1880	<5	—	60	200