Clayton
#249 most common boys' name of all time · #542 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025
Rank among boys
#249
Rank overall
#542 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
139,954
Since 2016
12,554
Peak year
2000 #151
Best rank
#147 1988
Girls
Boys
peak 2,577/yr
Clayton 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
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 1,130 | 1,130 | #300 |
| 2024 | — | 1,083 | 1,083 | #318 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1,067 | 1,075 | #310 |
| 2022 | — | 1,200 | 1,200 | #286 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1,237 | 1,242 | #279 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1,172 | 1,177 | #289 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1,308 | 1,316 | #273 |
| 2018 | — | 1,451 | 1,451 | #254 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1,493 | 1,498 | #250 |
| 2016 | 6 | 1,376 | 1,382 | #266 |
| 2015 | — | 1,479 | 1,479 | #248 |
| 2014 | — | 1,365 | 1,365 | #271 |
| 2013 | — | 1,387 | 1,387 | #258 |
| 2012 | 8 | 1,367 | 1,375 | #261 |
| 2011 | 7 | 1,345 | 1,352 | #257 |
| 2010 | 5 | 1,361 | 1,366 | #251 |
| 2009 | 7 | 1,264 | 1,271 | #272 |
| 2008 | 8 | 1,577 | 1,585 | #234 |
| 2007 | — | 1,446 | 1,446 | #247 |
| 2006 | 5 | 1,595 | 1,600 | #226 |
| 2005 | — | 1,662 | 1,662 | #215 |
| 2004 | 14 | 1,923 | 1,937 | #198 |
| 2003 | 6 | 2,130 | 2,136 | #183 |
| 2002 | — | 2,160 | 2,160 | #178 |
| 2001 | 10 | 2,351 | 2,361 | #162 |
| 2000 | 13 | 2,564 | 2,577 | #151 |
| 1999 | 11 | 2,343 | 2,354 | #157 |
| 1998 | 6 | 2,267 | 2,273 | #150 |
| 1997 | — | 2,319 | 2,319 | #147 |
| 1996 | 6 | 2,339 | 2,345 | #149 |
| 1995 | 5 | 2,361 | 2,366 | #151 |
| 1994 | — | 2,371 | 2,371 | #149 |
| 1993 | 7 | 2,031 | 2,038 | #159 |
| 1992 | 5 | 1,909 | 1,914 | #168 |
| 1991 | — | 1,847 | 1,847 | #172 |
| 1990 | 8 | 2,029 | 2,037 | #153 |
| 1989 | 17 | 1,962 | 1,979 | #154 |
| 1988 | 12 | 1,890 | 1,902 | #147 |
| 1987 | 8 | 1,815 | 1,823 | #153 |
| 1986 | 10 | 1,672 | 1,682 | #161 |
| 1985 | 7 | 1,718 | 1,725 | #157 |
| 1984 | 11 | 1,818 | 1,829 | #150 |
| 1983 | 14 | 1,729 | 1,743 | #158 |
| 1982 | 12 | 1,705 | 1,717 | #161 |
| 1981 | 10 | 1,349 | 1,359 | #185 |
| 1980 | 7 | 1,275 | 1,282 | #194 |
| 1979 | 11 | 1,208 | 1,219 | #199 |
| 1978 | 6 | 1,083 | 1,089 | #203 |
| 1977 | 8 | 1,165 | 1,173 | #197 |
| 1976 | — | 1,185 | 1,185 | #187 |
| 1975 | 7 | 1,177 | 1,184 | #193 |
| 1974 | 10 | 1,092 | 1,102 | #203 |
| 1973 | — | 1,106 | 1,106 | #199 |
| 1972 | 12 | 933 | 945 | #230 |
| 1971 | — | 967 | 967 | #239 |
| 1970 | 5 | 834 | 839 | #264 |
| 1969 | 6 | 799 | 805 | #261 |
| 1968 | 5 | 757 | 762 | #264 |
| 1967 | 11 | 746 | 757 | #266 |
| 1966 | 7 | 775 | 782 | #260 |
| 1965 | — | 882 | 882 | #251 |
| 1964 | — | 933 | 933 | #251 |
| 1963 | 9 | 1,023 | 1,032 | #234 |
| 1962 | — | 971 | 971 | #250 |
| 1961 | — | 1,165 | 1,165 | #231 |
| 1960 | — | 1,245 | 1,245 | #222 |
| 1959 | 11 | 1,134 | 1,145 | #238 |
| 1958 | 8 | 1,127 | 1,135 | #232 |
| 1957 | 5 | 1,019 | 1,024 | #243 |
| 1956 | 7 | 962 | 969 | #234 |
| 1955 | — | 925 | 925 | #234 |
| 1954 | — | 843 | 843 | #239 |
| 1953 | — | 871 | 871 | #230 |
| 1952 | 5 | 859 | 864 | #228 |
| 1951 | — | 815 | 815 | #232 |
| 1950 | — | 754 | 754 | #241 |
| 1949 | — | 749 | 749 | #236 |
| 1948 | 5 | 721 | 726 | #238 |
| 1947 | — | 812 | 812 | #225 |
| 1946 | 6 | 752 | 758 | #221 |
| 1945 | — | 638 | 638 | #218 |
| 1944 | — | 657 | 657 | #212 |
| 1943 | — | 767 | 767 | #206 |
| 1942 | 5 | 698 | 703 | #213 |
| 1941 | 5 | 662 | 667 | #205 |
| 1940 | — | 603 | 603 | #212 |
| 1939 | 5 | 632 | 637 | #197 |
| 1938 | — | 640 | 640 | #199 |
| 1937 | 5 | 701 | 706 | #188 |
| 1936 | — | 706 | 706 | #185 |
| 1935 | 7 | 700 | 707 | #187 |
| 1934 | 5 | 717 | 722 | #183 |
| 1933 | — | 655 | 655 | #188 |
| 1932 | 10 | 787 | 797 | #175 |
| 1931 | 9 | 831 | 840 | #168 |
| 1930 | 13 | 802 | 815 | #178 |
| 1929 | 8 | 855 | 863 | #166 |
| 1928 | 14 | 833 | 847 | #173 |
| 1927 | 10 | 919 | 929 | #164 |
| 1926 | 15 | 956 | 971 | #161 |
| 1925 | 6 | 932 | 938 | #162 |
| 1924 | 7 | 1,039 | 1,046 | #153 |
| 1923 | 5 | 989 | 994 | #158 |
| 1922 | — | 979 | 979 | #160 |
| 1921 | 8 | 951 | 959 | #158 |
| 1920 | 11 | 961 | 972 | #153 |
| 1919 | 8 | 901 | 909 | #149 |
| 1918 | — | 877 | 877 | #157 |
| 1917 | 10 | 759 | 769 | #166 |
| 1916 | 8 | 753 | 761 | #159 |
| 1915 | — | 699 | 699 | #165 |
| 1914 | 6 | 563 | 569 | #158 |
| 1913 | 5 | 381 | 386 | #181 |
| 1912 | — | 346 | 346 | #169 |
| 1911 | — | 203 | 203 | #165 |
| 1910 | 5 | 159 | 164 | #178 |
| 1909 | — | 137 | 137 | #176 |
| 1908 | — | 134 | 134 | #170 |
| 1907 | — | 108 | 108 | #192 |
| 1906 | — | 100 | 100 | #182 |
| 1905 | — | 110 | 110 | #174 |
| 1904 | — | 96 | 96 | #188 |
| 1903 | — | 85 | 85 | #189 |
| 1902 | — | 97 | 97 | #176 |
| 1901 | — | 72 | 72 | #200 |
| 1900 | — | 118 | 118 | #178 |
| 1899 | — | 61 | 61 | #215 |
| 1898 | — | 87 | 87 | #181 |
| 1897 | — | 75 | 75 | #197 |
| 1896 | — | 102 | 102 | #160 |
| 1895 | — | 86 | 86 | #184 |
| 1894 | — | 63 | 63 | #213 |
| 1893 | — | 78 | 78 | #187 |
| 1892 | — | 59 | 59 | #228 |
| 1891 | — | 64 | 64 | #197 |
| 1890 | — | 77 | 77 | #177 |
| 1889 | — | 76 | 76 | #179 |
| 1888 | — | 63 | 63 | #221 |
| 1887 | — | 74 | 74 | #172 |
| 1886 | — | 73 | 73 | #185 |
| 1885 | — | 68 | 68 | #194 |
| 1884 | — | 69 | 69 | #194 |
| 1883 | — | 58 | 58 | #199 |
| 1882 | — | 60 | 60 | #210 |
| 1881 | — | 52 | 52 | #212 |
| 1880 | — | 60 | 60 | #201 |