Clayton

“Clay settlement” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #300 in the US (2025) · 90s

Clayton reached its best rank, #147, in 1988 and ranked #300 in 2025. About 139,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Clay is a short form of Clayton.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,200 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 5,400 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 6,500 boys in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 44 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Claytons

Clayton Anderson — American astronaut and engineer
Clayton Stanley — volleyball player
Clayton Lewis — New Zealand association football player
Clayton Ince — Trinidad and Tobago footballer
Clayton Moore — American actor (1914–1999)

In stories & tradition

Clayton Farlow — Dallas
Clayton — Tarzan · Kingdom Hearts
Clayton McAllister — Cold Sassy Tree

What Claytons become

Among 431 notable people named Clayton:

Sports figures appear 1.91× more often than among typical names — e.g. Clayton Stanley, volleyball player.

Similar names: Klayton · Garrett · Clay · Preston · Dalton · Brandon

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