Clay
4 countries#573 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Clay was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
40,525 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #573 · peaked in 1960 with 911 births
Most common in: Texas, California, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
64 births recorded 2010–2025 · currently #560 · peaked in 2020 with 8 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
60 births recorded 1960–2022 · currently #5416 · peaked in 2019 with 13 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
7 births recorded 2017–2019 · peaked in 2019 with 4 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Clay’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #707 | — |
| 2007 | #775 | ↓68 |
| 2008 | #853 | ↓78 |
| 2009 | #948 | ↓95 |
| 2010 | #793 | ↑155 |
| 2011 | #720 | ↑73 |
| 2012 | #726 | ↓6 |
| 2013 | #729 | ↓3 |
| 2014 | #840 | ↓111 |
| 2015 | #720 | ↑120 |
| 2016 | #723 | ↓3 |
| 2017 | #694 | ↑29 |
| 2018 | #688 | ↑6 |
| 2019 | #682 | ↑6 |
| 2020 | #644 | ↑38 |
| 2021 | #617 | ↑27 |
| 2022 | #618 | ↓1 |
| 2023 | #581 | ↑37 |
| 2024 | #544 | ↑37 |
| 2025 | #573 | ↓29 |
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