Clay Name Popularity

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How popular is Clay?

Ranking 687th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Clay is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #259 was reached in 1961.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1960 with 904 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Clay was 11 in 1891.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Clay occurred roughly during the years 1880-1884, 1891-1894, 1908-1915, 1919-1922, and 1944-1959, whereas 1961-1966, and 2003-2009 were years of successive downward movement.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

How popular will Clay be?

For a number of years, the name Clay has been moving downward in popularity. however, the number of children named Clay lately has remained about the same.

The name Clay still has a solid footing and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Clay (Girl)		Clay (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	352	687
2017		< 5	--	354	693
2016		< 5	--	333	731
2015		< 5	--	342	720
2014		< 5	--	268	842
2013		< 5	--	321	727
2012		< 5	--	322	726
2011		< 5	--	316	718
2010		< 5	--	272	797
2009		< 5	--	213	948
2008		< 5	--	250	853
2007		< 5	--	281	775
2006		< 5	--	307	711
2005		< 5	--	330	654
2004		5	16,662	383	582
2003		< 5	--	519	479
2002		< 5	--	596	417
2001		< 5	--	573	426
2000		< 5	--	641	396
1999		< 5	--	603	403
1998		7	11,381	623	393
1997		< 5	--	642	379
1996		< 5	--	648	370
1995		< 5	--	714	344
1994		< 5	--	689	353
1993		< 5	--	494	443
1992		< 5	--	433	484
1991		< 5	--	464	460
1990		< 5	--	494	445
1989		< 5	--	451	444
1988		< 5	--	488	406
1987		< 5	--	467	402
1986		< 5	--	412	423
1985		< 5	--	417	418
1984		< 5	--	383	423
1983		< 5	--	373	424
1982		< 5	--	345	458
1981		< 5	--	333	454
1980		6	9,309	350	446
1979		< 5	--	345	431
1978		9	6,491	369	401
1977		< 5	--	423	381
1976		< 5	--	435	366
1975		< 5	--	454	364
1974		< 5	--	421	373
1973		5	8,658	473	353
1972		< 5	--	440	374
1971		< 5	--	520	354
1970		5	8,212	456	379
1969		< 5	--	433	377
1968		< 5	--	389	394
1967		< 5	--	362	403
1966		5	6,741	360	395
1965		< 5	--	439	369
1964		< 5	--	574	326
1963		< 5	--	655	303
1962		< 5	--	705	288
1961		< 5	--	901	259
1960		7	5,262	904	264
1959		< 5	--	832	275
1958		7	4,977	717	284
1957		11	3,732	592	313
1956		< 5	--	485	339
1955		5	5,981	426	350
1954		8	4,339	340	389
1953		< 5	--	271	430
1952		7	4,567	267	427
1951		< 5	--	225	450
1950		7	4,390	180	497
1949		< 5	--	176	501
1948		< 5	--	171	506
1947		< 5	--	145	560
1946		< 5	--	114	606
1945		< 5	--	97	612
1944		6	4,147	110	585
1943		11	2,887	125	568
1942		14	2,435	123	554
1941		6	4,039	106	576
1940		< 5	--	128	509
1939		8	3,189	122	513
1938		11	2,611	113	546
1937		6	3,876	117	536
1936		7	3,429	124	509
1935		< 5	--	110	548
1934		< 5	--	117	546
1933		9	2,917	114	534
1932		< 5	--	123	524
1931		< 5	--	117	539
1930		7	3,721	131	524
1929		< 5	--	107	579
1928		< 5	--	135	519
1927		9	3,334	155	487
1926		6	4,399	131	529
1925		< 5	--	144	507
1924		6	4,555	151	509
1923		12	2,761	134	525
1922		5	5,152	189	442
1921		7	4,098	160	489
1920		10	3,150	147	498
1919		< 5	--	128	527
1918		< 5	--	146	495
1917		6	4,191	125	515
1916		5	4,541	133	494
1915		7	3,499	132	485
1914		< 5	--	107	466
1913		< 5	--	89	461
1912		5	3,053	75	456
1911		< 5	--	52	396
1910		< 5	--	28	540
1909		< 5	--	35	421
1908		< 5	--	33	414
1907		< 5	--	31	408
1906		< 5	--	36	346
1905		< 5	--	34	355
1904		< 5	--	32	354
1903		< 5	--	27	370
1902		< 5	--	33	339
1901		< 5	--	21	409
1900		< 5	--	41	337
1899		< 5	--	23	385
1898		< 5	--	40	289
1897		< 5	--	25	375
1896		< 5	--	30	353
1895		< 5	--	33	318
1894		< 5	--	42	271
1893		< 5	--	33	300
1892		< 5	--	23	394
1891		6	1,235	11	571
1890		< 5	--	32	303
1889		< 5	--	29	324
1888		< 5	--	31	324
1887		< 5	--	23	341
1886		< 5	--	28	321
1885		< 5	--	18	425
1884		< 5	--	32	307
1883		< 5	--	25	331
1882		< 5	--	17	438
1881		< 5	--	24	333
1880		< 5	--	18	406

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.