Klay

“Variant of Clay — clay soil or earth” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #1882 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Klay reached its best rank, #1632, in 2016 and ranked #1882 in 2025. Roughly 1,600 boys have been named Klay since 1958. Klay is the less common spelling of Clay — about 14% of babies given the name are written this way; Clay itself ranked #573 in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,500 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 4,700 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 16,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Klays

Klay Thompson — American basketball player
Klay Hall — American animator
Klay BBJ — Tunisian rapper
Klay Kubiak — American football coach

In stories & tradition

Klay Arslan — Digimon Beatbreak

Similar names: Clay · Thorin · Klaus · Cai · Loki · Klayton

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