How Many People Are Named Clayton?
people named Clayton are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,273 people in the US has this name
Based on 139,954 babies named Clayton in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
2,577 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally derived from various English place names, all meaning "clay settlement" in Old English.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Clayton (99.6%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Clayton alive today is about 34 years old, and 46% are under 30. Half of them were between 19 and 47 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Clayton first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2000, to 2,577 babies. In 2025, 1,130 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Clayton has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #147, in 1988 and 1997. In 2025 it ranked #300.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #300 |
| Best rank | #147 (1988 and 1997) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #157 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Clayton alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Clayton were born in Texas than in any other state: about 10,827 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Clayton was given 2.2 times as often in Hawaii, 2.1 times in Maine and 2.1 times in North Dakota.
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