Is Clay a boy or girl name?
Clay is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 545 boys were named Clay, so 0.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 40,009 US babies named Clay were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #543
- Girl rank, 2024
- #15,736
- Babies named Clay since 1880
- 40,009
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 911 babies
Boys and girls named Clay, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 245 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 292 | 6 | 2% |
| 1900s | 323 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,015 | 23 | 2.2% |
| 1920s | 1,453 | 55 | 3.6% |
| 1930s | 1,188 | 48 | 3.9% |
| 1940s | 1,295 | 37 | 2.8% |
| 1950s | 4,336 | 45 | 1% |
| 1960s | 5,718 | 12 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 4,333 | 19 | 0.4% |
| 1980s | 4,016 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 1990s | 5,806 | 7 | 0.1% |
| 2000s | 4,096 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 3,264 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,356 | 10 | 0.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 545 | #543 | 5 | #15,736 |
| 2023 | 492 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 451 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 451 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 417 | #643 | 5 | #15,629 |
| 2019 | 376 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 353 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 355 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 338 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 342 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 269 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 321 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 322 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 316 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 272 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 213 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 250 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 281 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 309 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 330 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 383 | #582 | 5 | #16,673 |
| 2003 | 519 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 597 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 573 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 641 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 603 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 623 | #393 | 7 | #11,382 |
| 1997 | 643 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 648 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 714 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 689 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 494 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 433 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 465 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 494 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 451 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 488 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 466 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 412 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 416 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 382 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 373 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 345 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 333 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 350 | #443 | 6 | #9,316 |
| 1979 | 345 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 369 | #401 | 9 | #6,491 |
| 1977 | 421 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 435 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 454 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 422 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 472 | #353 | 5 | #8,664 |
| 1972 | 439 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 520 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 456 | #379 | 5 | #8,213 |
| 1969 | 432 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 389 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 361 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 360 | #395 | 5 | #6,744 |
| 1965 | 440 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 571 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 656 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 705 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 900 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 904 | #264 | 7 | #5,261 |
| 1959 | 826 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 723 | #284 | 7 | #4,983 |
| 1957 | 594 | #313 | 11 | #3,732 |
| 1956 | 485 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 426 | #350 | 5 | #5,980 |
| 1954 | 340 | #388 | 8 | #4,342 |
| 1953 | 270 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 267 | #427 | 7 | #4,570 |
| 1951 | 225 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 180 | #497 | 7 | #4,386 |
| 1949 | 176 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 171 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 145 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 114 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 97 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 110 | #585 | 6 | #4,145 |
| 1943 | 125 | #568 | 11 | #2,888 |
| 1942 | 123 | #554 | 14 | #2,438 |
| 1941 | 106 | #576 | 6 | #4,040 |
| 1940 | 128 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 122 | #513 | 8 | #3,189 |
| 1938 | 113 | #546 | 11 | #2,611 |
| 1937 | 117 | #537 | 6 | #3,876 |
| 1936 | 124 | #509 | 7 | #3,429 |
| 1935 | 110 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 117 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 114 | #534 | 9 | #2,916 |
| 1932 | 123 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 117 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 131 | #524 | 7 | #3,721 |
| 1929 | 107 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 135 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 155 | #487 | 9 | #3,333 |
| 1926 | 131 | #528 | 6 | #4,400 |
| 1925 | 144 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 151 | #509 | 6 | #4,555 |
| 1923 | 134 | #525 | 12 | #2,760 |
| 1922 | 189 | #442 | 5 | #5,152 |
| 1921 | 160 | #489 | 7 | #4,098 |
| 1920 | 147 | #498 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1919 | 128 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 146 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 125 | #515 | 6 | #4,191 |
| 1916 | 133 | #494 | 5 | #4,541 |
| 1915 | 132 | #485 | 7 | #3,499 |
| 1914 | 107 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 89 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 75 | #456 | 5 | #3,053 |
| 1911 | 52 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 28 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 35 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 33 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 31 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 36 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 34 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 32 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 27 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 33 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 21 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 41 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 23 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 40 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 25 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 30 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 33 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 42 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 33 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 23 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 11 | #571 | 6 | #1,235 |
| 1890 | 32 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 29 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 31 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 23 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 28 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 18 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 32 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 25 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 17 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 24 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 18 | #406 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Clay reached #259 in 1961. As a girl name, it reached #1,235 in 1891. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Clay
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.