Clayton
4 countries#300 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Clayton was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
139,954 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #300 · peaked in 2000 with 2,577 births
Most common in: Texas, California, Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
613 births recorded 1956–2022 · currently #1347 · peaked in 2015 with 41 births
Most common in: Val-d'Oise, Essonne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Hauts-de-Seine, Ille-et-Vilaine
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
121 births recorded 1982–2025 · currently #762 · peaked in 2018 with 11 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
17 births recorded 1998–2024 · peaked in 2017 with 4 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Clayton’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #226 | — |
| 2007 | #247 | ↓21 |
| 2008 | #234 | ↑13 |
| 2009 | #272 | ↓38 |
| 2010 | #251 | ↑21 |
| 2011 | #257 | ↓6 |
| 2012 | #261 | ↓4 |
| 2013 | #258 | ↑3 |
| 2014 | #271 | ↓13 |
| 2015 | #248 | ↑23 |
| 2016 | #266 | ↓18 |
| 2017 | #250 | ↑16 |
| 2018 | #254 | ↓4 |
| 2019 | #273 | ↓19 |
| 2020 | #289 | ↓16 |
| 2021 | #279 | ↑10 |
| 2022 | #286 | ↓7 |
| 2023 | #310 | ↓24 |
| 2024 | #318 | ↓8 |
| 2025 | #300 | ↑18 |
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