Clayton
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning clay settlement or town.
How Clayton has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #248 |
| 2016 | #266 |
| 2017 | #250 |
| 2018 | #254 |
| 2019 | #273 |
| 2020 | #288 |
| 2021 | #279 |
| 2022 | #286 |
| 2023 | #312 |
| 2024 | #317 |
| 2025 | #300 |
Clayton by the numbers
In 2025, 50 babies in England and Wales were named Clayton. In the US, 1,487 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 2,564 babies in 2000, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 810 American boys born that year was called Clayton.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Clayton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Clayton
Names that are said the same way as Clayton, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Klayton121 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the earth
Like Clayton, each of these has the earth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brooklynbroken land; a new york borough5,239 in the US (2017)
- Adamman, earth1,431 in England and Wales (2025)
- Georgefarmer, earth worker3,082 in England and Wales (2025)
- Waylonland beside the road2,434 in the US (2017)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jorgefarmer; worker of the earth1,547 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Clayton
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