Clayton Name Popularity

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How popular is Clayton?

Ranking 253rd in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Clayton is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 500, this name has been part of the top 500 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #147 was reached for the first time in 1988 and as recently as 1997.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2000 with 2,564 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Clayton was 52 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Clayton occurred roughly during the years 1891-1896, 1903-1916, 1954-1958, 1968-1971, 1978-1982, and 1991-1994, whereas 2004-2009 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 Clayton be?

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

The name Clayton is favored by many parents 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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		Clayton (Girl)		Clayton (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	1,438	253
2017		5	16,360	1,486	250
2016		6	14,705	1,374	265
2015		< 5	--	1,474	248
2014		< 5	--	1,360	271
2013		< 5	--	1,384	258
2012		8	12,458	1,365	261
2011		7	13,665	1,344	257
2010		5	17,583	1,360	251
2009		7	14,013	1,261	273
2008		8	12,839	1,577	234
2007		< 5	--	1,444	247
2006		5	17,716	1,594	225
2005		< 5	--	1,662	216
2004		14	7,925	1,921	198
2003		6	14,247	2,128	183
2002		< 5	--	2,160	178
2001		10	9,527	2,351	162
2000		13	7,668	2,564	151
1999		11	8,352	2,343	157
1998		6	12,791	2,265	150
1997		< 5	--	2,319	147
1996		6	12,157	2,338	149
1995		5	13,877	2,361	151
1994		< 5	--	2,370	149
1993		7	10,837	2,031	159
1992		5	13,725	1,908	168
1991		< 5	--	1,846	172
1990		8	9,435	2,029	153
1989		17	5,090	1,962	154
1988		12	6,353	1,887	147
1987		8	8,148	1,813	153
1986		10	6,694	1,671	161
1985		7	8,520	1,717	157
1984		11	5,969	1,816	150
1983		14	4,931	1,728	158
1982		12	5,607	1,706	161
1981		10	6,415	1,349	185
1980		7	8,325	1,276	194
1979		11	5,816	1,212	199
1978		6	8,744	1,083	203
1977		8	6,993	1,168	197
1976		< 5	--	1,190	186
1975		7	7,294	1,175	193
1974		10	5,417	1,092	202
1973		< 5	--	1,107	199
1972		12	4,571	932	230
1971		< 5	--	968	239
1970		5	8,213	834	264
1969		6	6,776	800	260
1968		5	7,180	757	264
1967		11	4,086	745	266
1966		7	5,358	776	260
1965		< 5	--	883	251
1964		< 5	--	933	251
1963		9	4,598	1,022	234
1962		< 5	--	969	250
1961		< 5	--	1,162	231
1960		< 5	--	1,249	221
1959		11	3,861	1,129	238
1958		8	4,583	1,124	232
1957		5	6,232	1,019	242
1956		7	4,905	965	234
1955		< 5	--	924	234
1954		< 5	--	843	239
1953		< 5	--	870	230
1952		5	5,699	860	228
1951		< 5	--	815	232
1950		< 5	--	755	240
1949		< 5	--	749	236
1948		5	5,382	721	238
1947		< 5	--	813	224
1946		6	4,516	751	221
1945		< 5	--	636	218
1944		< 5	--	658	212
1943		< 5	--	766	206
1942		5	4,739	700	213
1941		5	4,519	662	205
1940		< 5	--	603	212
1939		5	4,366	632	197
1938		< 5	--	640	200
1937		5	4,359	700	188
1936		< 5	--	707	185
1935		7	3,466	700	187
1934		5	4,394	717	183
1933		< 5	--	655	188
1932		10	2,857	788	175
1931		9	3,017	831	168
1930		13	2,443	802	178
1929		8	3,449	855	166
1928		14	2,409	832	174
1927		10	3,097	920	163
1926		15	2,370	956	161
1925		6	4,531	932	162
1924		7	4,072	1,039	153
1923		5	5,093	989	158
1922		< 5	--	979	161
1921		8	3,728	951	158
1920		11	2,939	961	153
1919		8	3,524	901	149
1918		< 5	--	877	157
1917		10	2,923	759	166
1916		8	3,318	753	159
1915		< 5	--	699	165
1914		6	3,265	563	158
1913		5	3,277	381	181
1912		< 5	--	346	169
1911		< 5	--	203	165
1910		5	2,480	159	178
1909		< 5	--	137	176
1908		< 5	--	134	170
1907		< 5	--	108	192
1906		< 5	--	100	180
1905		< 5	--	110	174
1904		< 5	--	96	188
1903		< 5	--	85	189
1902		< 5	--	97	175
1901		< 5	--	72	198
1900		< 5	--	118	176
1899		< 5	--	61	214
1898		< 5	--	87	180
1897		< 5	--	75	196
1896		< 5	--	102	161
1895		< 5	--	86	183
1894		< 5	--	63	212
1893		< 5	--	78	187
1892		< 5	--	59	228
1891		< 5	--	64	194
1890		< 5	--	77	176
1889		< 5	--	76	176
1888		< 5	--	63	221
1887		< 5	--	74	173
1886		< 5	--	73	182
1885		< 5	--	68	192
1884		< 5	--	69	193
1883		< 5	--	58	199
1882		< 5	--	60	210
1881		< 5	--	52	212
1880		< 5	--	60	201

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.