Is Clayton a boy or girl name?
Clayton is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,081 boys were named Clayton, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 138,819 US babies named Clayton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #317
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Clayton since 1880
- 138,819
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 2,577 babies
Boys and girls named Clayton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 653 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 752 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,057 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 5,641 | 42 | 0.7% |
| 1920s | 9,414 | 84 | 0.9% |
| 1930s | 7,171 | 54 | 0.7% |
| 1940s | 7,060 | 21 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 9,308 | 36 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 9,298 | 38 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 10,750 | 59 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 16,934 | 108 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 21,815 | 48 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 18,671 | 63 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 13,930 | 39 | 0.3% |
| 2020s | 5,755 | 18 | 0.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,081 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,067 | #310 | 8 | #11,397 |
| 2022 | 1,199 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,236 | #279 | 5 | #15,749 |
| 2020 | 1,172 | #289 | 5 | #15,630 |
| 2019 | 1,308 | #273 | 8 | #11,592 |
| 2018 | 1,451 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,493 | #250 | 5 | #16,408 |
| 2016 | 1,376 | #266 | 6 | #14,725 |
| 2015 | 1,479 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,364 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,386 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,367 | #261 | 8 | #12,467 |
| 2011 | 1,345 | #257 | 7 | #13,676 |
| 2010 | 1,361 | #251 | 5 | #17,601 |
| 2009 | 1,263 | #272 | 7 | #14,020 |
| 2008 | 1,577 | #234 | 8 | #12,850 |
| 2007 | 1,446 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,595 | #226 | 5 | #17,722 |
| 2005 | 1,662 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1,923 | #198 | 14 | #7,926 |
| 2003 | 2,130 | #183 | 6 | #14,251 |
| 2002 | 2,160 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 2,351 | #162 | 10 | #9,530 |
| 2000 | 2,564 | #151 | 13 | #7,671 |
| 1999 | 2,343 | #157 | 11 | #8,354 |
| 1998 | 2,267 | #150 | 6 | #12,792 |
| 1997 | 2,319 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 2,339 | #149 | 6 | #12,159 |
| 1995 | 2,361 | #151 | 5 | #13,879 |
| 1994 | 2,371 | #149 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 2,031 | #159 | 7 | #10,838 |
| 1992 | 1,909 | #168 | 5 | #13,727 |
| 1991 | 1,847 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 2,028 | #153 | 8 | #9,439 |
| 1989 | 1,962 | #154 | 17 | #5,092 |
| 1988 | 1,890 | #147 | 12 | #6,354 |
| 1987 | 1,815 | #153 | 8 | #8,149 |
| 1986 | 1,673 | #161 | 10 | #6,698 |
| 1985 | 1,718 | #157 | 7 | #8,521 |
| 1984 | 1,818 | #150 | 11 | #5,973 |
| 1983 | 1,728 | #158 | 14 | #4,930 |
| 1982 | 1,705 | #161 | 12 | #5,608 |
| 1981 | 1,349 | #185 | 10 | #6,416 |
| 1980 | 1,276 | #194 | 7 | #8,327 |
| 1979 | 1,209 | #199 | 11 | #5,821 |
| 1978 | 1,083 | #203 | 6 | #8,751 |
| 1977 | 1,165 | #197 | 8 | #6,995 |
| 1976 | 1,186 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 1,176 | #193 | 7 | #7,298 |
| 1974 | 1,091 | #203 | 10 | #5,419 |
| 1973 | 1,106 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 933 | #230 | 12 | #4,570 |
| 1971 | 967 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 834 | #264 | 5 | #8,214 |
| 1969 | 800 | #260 | 6 | #6,779 |
| 1968 | 758 | #264 | 5 | #7,181 |
| 1967 | 746 | #266 | 11 | #4,085 |
| 1966 | 776 | #260 | 7 | #5,361 |
| 1965 | 882 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 933 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 1,023 | #234 | 9 | #4,595 |
| 1962 | 971 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 1,162 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 1,247 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 1,134 | #238 | 11 | #3,860 |
| 1958 | 1,127 | #232 | 8 | #4,578 |
| 1957 | 1,019 | #243 | 5 | #6,228 |
| 1956 | 962 | #234 | 7 | #4,908 |
| 1955 | 925 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 843 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 871 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 859 | #228 | 5 | #5,697 |
| 1951 | 814 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 754 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 749 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 721 | #238 | 5 | #5,381 |
| 1947 | 812 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 752 | #221 | 6 | #4,517 |
| 1945 | 638 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 658 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 766 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 698 | #213 | 5 | #4,738 |
| 1941 | 663 | #205 | 5 | #4,520 |
| 1940 | 603 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 632 | #197 | 5 | #4,364 |
| 1938 | 640 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 701 | #188 | 5 | #4,360 |
| 1936 | 706 | #186 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 700 | #187 | 7 | #3,467 |
| 1934 | 717 | #183 | 5 | #4,394 |
| 1933 | 655 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 787 | #175 | 10 | #2,856 |
| 1931 | 831 | #168 | 9 | #3,017 |
| 1930 | 802 | #178 | 13 | #2,443 |
| 1929 | 855 | #166 | 8 | #3,449 |
| 1928 | 833 | #173 | 14 | #2,409 |
| 1927 | 919 | #163 | 10 | #3,097 |
| 1926 | 956 | #161 | 15 | #2,369 |
| 1925 | 932 | #162 | 6 | #4,531 |
| 1924 | 1,039 | #153 | 7 | #4,072 |
| 1923 | 989 | #158 | 5 | #5,092 |
| 1922 | 979 | #160 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 951 | #158 | 8 | #3,727 |
| 1920 | 961 | #153 | 11 | #2,939 |
| 1919 | 901 | #149 | 8 | #3,524 |
| 1918 | 877 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 759 | #166 | 10 | #2,923 |
| 1916 | 753 | #159 | 8 | #3,318 |
| 1915 | 699 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 563 | #158 | 6 | #3,264 |
| 1913 | 381 | #181 | 5 | #3,277 |
| 1912 | 346 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 203 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 159 | #178 | 5 | #2,480 |
| 1909 | 137 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 134 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 108 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 100 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 110 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 96 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 85 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 97 | #175 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 72 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 118 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 61 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 87 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 75 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 102 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 86 | #183 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 63 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 78 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 59 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 64 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 77 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 76 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 63 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 74 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 73 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 68 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 69 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 58 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 60 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 52 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 60 | #201 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Clayton reached #147 in 1988. As a girl name, it reached #2,369 in 1926. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Clayton
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.