Clay
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning clay; mud or earth.
Babies a year
352
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#573
down from #543
UK popularity
#845
38 babies
How Clay has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #720 |
| 2016 | #725 |
| 2017 | #694 |
| 2018 | #688 |
| 2019 | #681 |
| 2020 | #643 |
| 2021 | #615 |
| 2022 | #615 |
| 2023 | #580 |
| 2024 | #543 |
| 2025 | #573 |
In 2025, 38 babies in England and Wales were named Clay. In the US, 352 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 904 in 1960.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Clay was most common in 1960, when it went to 0.04% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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