Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Clay

#570 most common boys' name of all time · #1,254 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#570
Rank overall
#1,254 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
40,525
Since 2016
4,308
Peak year
1960 #265
Best rank
#259 1961
Girls Boys peak 911/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Clay is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 515 515 #573
2024 5 545 550 #544
2023 — 494 494 #581
2022 — 453 453 #618
2021 — 451 451 #617
2020 5 417 422 #644
2019 — 376 376 #682
2018 — 353 353 #688
2017 — 355 355 #694
2016 — 339 339 #723
2015 — 342 342 #720
2014 — 269 269 #840
2013 — 321 321 #729
2012 — 322 322 #726
2011 — 316 316 #720
2010 — 273 273 #794
2009 — 213 213 #948
2008 — 250 250 #853
2007 — 281 281 #775
2006 — 309 309 #707
2005 — 330 330 #654
2004 5 383 388 #583
2003 — 519 519 #478
2002 — 597 597 #417
2001 — 573 573 #428
2000 — 641 641 #396
1999 — 603 603 #403
1998 7 623 630 #393
1997 — 643 643 #379
1996 — 648 648 #370
1995 — 714 714 #343
1994 — 689 689 #353
1993 — 494 494 #445
1992 — 433 433 #484
1991 — 465 465 #459
1990 — 494 494 #445
1989 — 451 451 #444
1988 — 488 488 #406
1987 — 467 467 #402
1986 — 412 412 #423
1985 — 416 416 #419
1984 — 380 380 #425
1983 — 373 373 #424
1982 — 345 345 #458
1981 — 333 333 #455
1980 6 350 356 #444
1979 — 345 345 #431
1978 9 369 378 #401
1977 — 421 421 #382
1976 — 434 434 #367
1975 — 454 454 #365
1974 — 422 422 #373
1973 5 470 475 #354
1972 — 439 439 #374
1971 — 520 520 #353
1970 5 456 461 #379
1969 — 431 431 #378
1968 — 389 389 #394
1967 — 361 361 #403
1966 5 360 365 #395
1965 — 440 440 #369
1964 — 571 571 #328
1963 — 656 656 #303
1962 — 705 705 #288
1961 — 900 900 #259
1960 7 904 911 #265
1959 — 826 826 #276
1958 7 723 730 #284
1957 11 594 605 #313
1956 — 485 485 #339
1955 5 426 431 #350
1954 8 340 348 #389
1953 — 270 270 #431
1952 7 267 274 #426
1951 — 225 225 #450
1950 7 180 187 #497
1949 — 176 176 #502
1948 — 171 171 #505
1947 — 145 145 #561
1946 — 114 114 #605
1945 — 97 97 #613
1944 6 110 116 #586
1943 11 125 136 #568
1942 14 123 137 #554
1941 6 106 112 #576
1940 — 128 128 #510
1939 8 122 130 #515
1938 11 113 124 #546
1937 6 117 123 #537
1936 7 124 131 #509
1935 — 110 110 #549
1934 — 117 117 #546
1933 9 114 123 #532
1932 — 123 123 #526
1931 — 117 117 #540
1930 7 131 138 #523
1929 — 107 107 #578
1928 — 135 135 #518
1927 9 155 164 #486
1926 6 131 137 #529
1925 — 144 144 #509
1924 6 151 157 #510
1923 12 134 146 #524
1922 5 189 194 #442
1921 7 160 167 #490
1920 10 147 157 #498
1919 — 128 128 #527
1918 — 146 146 #495
1917 6 125 131 #514
1916 5 133 138 #494
1915 7 132 139 #485
1914 — 107 107 #467
1913 — 89 89 #461
1912 5 75 80 #457
1911 — 52 52 #397
1910 — 28 28 #540
1909 — 35 35 #424
1908 — 33 33 #418
1907 — 31 31 #411
1906 — 36 36 #349
1905 — 34 34 #357
1904 — 32 32 #356
1903 — 27 27 #374
1902 — 33 33 #346
1901 — 21 21 #414
1900 — 41 41 #341
1899 — 23 23 #390
1898 — 40 40 #295
1897 — 25 25 #378
1896 — 30 30 #353
1895 — 33 33 #324
1894 — 42 42 #274
1893 — 33 33 #304
1892 — 23 23 #396
1891 6 11 17 #573
1890 — 32 32 #309
1889 — 29 29 #328
1888 — 31 31 #329
1887 — 23 23 #350
1886 — 28 28 #323
1885 — 18 18 #427
1884 — 32 32 #312
1883 — 25 25 #336
1882 — 17 17 #439
1881 — 24 24 #339
1880 — 18 18 #406