Is Klayton a boy or girl name?
Klayton is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 85 boys were named Klayton, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,926 US babies named Klayton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,884
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Klayton since 1958
- 2,926
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 125 babies
Boys and girls named Klayton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 68 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 220 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 487 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 697 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 998 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 445 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 85 | #1,884 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 86 | #1,853 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 103 | #1,669 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 98 | #1,680 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 73 | #1,970 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 121 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 125 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 121 | #1,429 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 108 | #1,543 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 102 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 72 | #1,989 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 97 | #1,596 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 81 | #1,823 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 91 | #1,663 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 80 | #1,823 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 75 | #1,917 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 62 | #2,172 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 79 | #1,841 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 55 | #2,301 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 88 | #1,578 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 64 | #1,922 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 73 | #1,695 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 68 | #1,716 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 57 | #1,923 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 76 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 60 | #1,729 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 67 | #1,579 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 59 | #1,684 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 49 | #1,860 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 47 | #1,854 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 57 | #1,624 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,486 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 37 | #2,113 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 40 | #1,938 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 41 | #1,889 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 34 | #2,089 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 27 | #2,276 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 30 | #2,038 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,777 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,469 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 30 | #1,866 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,932 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,653 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,759 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,524 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,704 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 9 | #4,018 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,405 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,700 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,137 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,881 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,309 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,114 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,841 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,247 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Klayton reached #1,403 in 2018. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Klayton
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.