Clayton is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2000 and has grown less common since.
Clayton is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #300 for boy births in the United States (and #590 across all names), given to 1,130 babies. Clayton first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2000 (2,564 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,130 | 1,130 | — | #300 |
| 2024 | 1,083 | 1,083 | — | #318 |
| 2023 | 1,075 | 1,075 | #11,411 | #310 |
| 2022 | 1,200 | 1,200 | — | #286 |
| 2021 | 1,242 | 1,242 | #15,759 | #279 |
| 2020 | 1,177 | 1,177 | #15,638 | #289 |
| 2019 | 1,316 | 1,316 | #11,596 | #273 |
| 2018 | 1,451 | 1,451 | — | #254 |
| 2017 | 1,498 | 1,498 | #16,412 | #250 |
| 2016 | 1,382 | 1,382 | #14,729 | #266 |
| 2015 | 1,479 | 1,479 | — | #248 |
| 2014 | 1,365 | 1,365 | — | #271 |
| 2013 | 1,387 | 1,387 | — | #258 |
| 2012 | 1,375 | 1,375 | #12,468 | #261 |
| 2011 | 1,352 | 1,352 | #13,678 | #257 |
| 2010 | 1,366 | 1,366 | #17,601 | #251 |
| 2009 | 1,271 | 1,271 | #14,022 | #272 |
| 2008 | 1,585 | 1,585 | #12,853 | #234 |
| 2007 | 1,446 | 1,446 | — | #247 |
| 2006 | 1,600 | 1,600 | #17,723 | #226 |
| 2005 | 1,662 | 1,662 | — | #216 |
| 2004 | 1,937 | 1,937 | #7,926 | #198 |
| 2003 | 2,136 | 2,136 | #14,252 | #183 |
| 2002 | 2,160 | 2,160 | — | #178 |
| 2001 | 2,361 | 2,361 | #9,530 | #162 |
| 2000 | 2,577 | 2,582 | #7,674 | #151 |
| 1999 | 2,354 | 2,354 | #8,355 | #157 |
| 1998 | 2,273 | 2,273 | #12,794 | #150 |
| 1997 | 2,319 | — | — | #147 |
| 1996 | 2,345 | — | #12,159 | #149 |
| 1995 | 2,366 | — | #13,879 | #151 |
| 1994 | 2,371 | — | — | #149 |
| 1993 | 2,038 | — | #10,838 | #159 |
| 1992 | 1,914 | — | #13,728 | #168 |
| 1991 | 1,847 | — | — | #172 |
| 1990 | 2,037 | — | #9,439 | #153 |
| 1989 | 1,979 | — | #5,092 | #154 |
| 1988 | 1,902 | — | #6,354 | #147 |
| 1987 | 1,823 | — | #8,149 | #153 |
| 1986 | 1,682 | — | #6,699 | #161 |
| 1985 | 1,725 | — | #8,522 | #157 |
| 1984 | 1,829 | — | #5,973 | #150 |
| 1983 | 1,743 | — | #4,930 | #158 |
| 1982 | 1,717 | — | #5,609 | #161 |
| 1981 | 1,359 | — | #6,415 | #185 |
| 1980 | 1,282 | — | #8,327 | #194 |
| 1979 | 1,219 | — | #5,823 | #199 |
| 1978 | 1,089 | — | #8,751 | #203 |
| 1977 | 1,173 | — | #6,995 | #197 |
| 1976 | 1,185 | — | — | #187 |
| 1975 | 1,184 | — | #7,297 | #193 |
| 1974 | 1,102 | — | #5,419 | #203 |
| 1973 | 1,106 | — | — | #199 |
| 1972 | 945 | — | #4,570 | #230 |
| 1971 | 967 | — | — | #239 |
| 1970 | 839 | — | #8,213 | #264 |
| 1969 | 805 | — | #6,776 | #260 |
| 1968 | 762 | — | #7,182 | #264 |
| 1967 | 757 | — | #4,086 | #266 |
| 1966 | 782 | — | #5,361 | #260 |
| 1965 | 882 | — | — | #251 |
| 1964 | 933 | — | — | #251 |
| 1963 | 1,032 | — | #4,596 | #234 |
| 1962 | 971 | — | — | #250 |
| 1961 | 1,165 | — | — | #231 |
| 1960 | 1,245 | — | — | #222 |
| 1959 | 1,145 | — | #3,861 | #238 |
| 1958 | 1,135 | — | #4,578 | #232 |
| 1957 | 1,024 | — | #6,228 | #243 |
| 1956 | 969 | — | #4,909 | #234 |
| 1955 | 925 | — | — | #234 |
| 1954 | 843 | — | — | #239 |
| 1953 | 871 | — | — | #230 |
| 1952 | 864 | — | #5,696 | #228 |
| 1951 | 815 | — | — | #232 |
| 1950 | 754 | — | — | #241 |
| 1949 | 749 | — | — | #236 |
| 1948 | 726 | — | #5,381 | #238 |
| 1947 | 812 | — | — | #225 |
| 1946 | 758 | — | #4,517 | #221 |
| 1945 | 638 | — | — | #218 |
| 1944 | 657 | — | — | #212 |
| 1943 | 767 | — | — | #206 |
| 1942 | 703 | — | #4,739 | #213 |
| 1941 | 667 | — | #4,519 | #205 |
| 1940 | 603 | — | — | #212 |
| 1939 | 637 | — | #4,364 | #197 |
| 1938 | 640 | — | — | #199 |
| 1937 | 706 | — | #4,360 | #188 |
| 1936 | 706 | — | — | #186 |
| 1935 | 707 | — | #3,467 | #187 |
| 1934 | 722 | — | #4,394 | #183 |
| 1933 | 655 | — | — | #188 |
| 1932 | 797 | — | #2,856 | #175 |
| 1931 | 840 | — | #3,017 | #168 |
| 1930 | 815 | — | #2,443 | #178 |
| 1929 | 863 | — | #3,448 | #166 |
| 1928 | 847 | — | #2,409 | #173 |
| 1927 | 929 | — | #3,097 | #163 |
| 1926 | 971 | — | #2,369 | #161 |
| 1925 | 938 | — | #4,531 | #162 |
| 1924 | 1,046 | — | #4,072 | #153 |
| 1923 | 994 | — | #5,092 | #158 |
| 1922 | 979 | — | — | #160 |
| 1921 | 959 | — | #3,727 | #158 |
| 1920 | 972 | — | #2,939 | #153 |
| 1919 | 909 | — | #3,524 | #149 |
| 1918 | 877 | — | — | #157 |
| 1917 | 769 | — | #2,923 | #166 |
| 1916 | 761 | — | #3,318 | #159 |
| 1915 | 699 | — | — | #165 |
| 1914 | 569 | — | #3,264 | #158 |
| 1913 | 386 | — | #3,277 | #181 |
| 1912 | 346 | — | — | #169 |
| 1911 | 203 | — | — | #165 |
| 1910 | 164 | — | #2,480 | #178 |
| 1909 | 137 | — | — | #176 |
| 1908 | 134 | — | — | #170 |
| 1907 | 108 | — | — | #192 |
| 1906 | 100 | — | — | #180 |
| 1905 | 110 | — | — | #174 |
| 1904 | 96 | — | — | #188 |
| 1903 | 85 | — | — | #189 |
| 1902 | 97 | — | — | #175 |
| 1901 | 72 | — | — | #198 |
| 1900 | 118 | — | — | #176 |
| 1899 | 61 | — | — | #214 |
| 1898 | 87 | — | — | #180 |
| 1897 | 75 | — | — | #196 |
| 1896 | 102 | — | — | #161 |
| 1895 | 86 | — | — | #183 |
| 1894 | 63 | — | — | #212 |
| 1893 | 78 | — | — | #187 |
| 1892 | 59 | — | — | #228 |
| 1891 | 64 | — | — | #194 |
| 1890 | 77 | — | — | #176 |
| 1889 | 76 | — | — | #176 |
| 1888 | 63 | — | — | #221 |
| 1887 | 74 | — | — | #173 |
| 1886 | 73 | — | — | #182 |
| 1885 | 68 | — | — | #192 |
| 1884 | 69 | — | — | #193 |
| 1883 | 58 | — | — | #199 |
| 1882 | 60 | — | — | #210 |
| 1881 | 52 | — | — | #212 |
| 1880 | 60 | — | — | #201 |