Klayton

“Variant of Clayton — clay settlement” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #1800 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Klayton reached #1403 in 2018 and has eased to #1800 since. About 3,000 boys have carried it since 1958. Klayton is the less common spelling of Clayton — about 7% of babies given the name are written this way; Clayton itself ranked #300 in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,500 boys in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Klaytons

Klayton Thorn — Australian rugby union player
Klayton Adams — American football coach (born 1983)
Klayton Stainer — Australian filmmaker

Similar names: Clayton · Fischer · Klay · Aston · Layton · Eamon

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