Klayton is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Klayton is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,800 for boy births in the United States (and #3,848 across all names), given to 89 babies. Klayton was first reported in SSA data in 1958 and peaked in 2018 (125 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89 | 89 | #1,800 |
| 2024 | 85 | 85 | #1,889 |
| 2023 | 86 | 86 | #1,856 |
| 2022 | 103 | 103 | #1,670 |
| 2021 | 98 | 98 | #1,681 |
| 2020 | 73 | 73 | #1,971 |
| 2019 | 121 | 121 | #1,444 |
| 2018 | 125 | 125 | #1,403 |
| 2017 | 121 | 121 | #1,429 |
| 2016 | 108 | 108 | #1,544 |
| 2015 | 102 | 102 | #1,583 |
| 2014 | 72 | 72 | #1,989 |
| 2013 | 97 | 97 | #1,597 |
| 2012 | 81 | 81 | #1,823 |
| 2011 | 91 | 91 | #1,663 |
| 2010 | 80 | 80 | #1,823 |
| 2009 | 75 | 75 | #1,917 |
| 2008 | 62 | 62 | #2,173 |
| 2007 | 79 | 79 | #1,841 |
| 2006 | 55 | 55 | #2,303 |
| 2005 | 88 | 88 | #1,578 |
| 2004 | 64 | 64 | #1,922 |
| 2003 | 73 | 73 | #1,695 |
| 2002 | 68 | 68 | #1,716 |
| 2001 | 57 | 57 | #1,923 |
| 2000 | 76 | 76 | #1,570 |
| 1999 | 60 | 60 | #1,729 |
| 1998 | 67 | 67 | #1,579 |
| 1997 | 59 | — | #1,684 |
| 1996 | 49 | — | #1,860 |
| 1995 | 47 | — | #1,854 |
| 1994 | 57 | — | #1,624 |
| 1993 | 30 | — | #2,486 |
| 1992 | 37 | — | #2,113 |
| 1991 | 40 | — | #1,939 |
| 1990 | 41 | — | #1,889 |
| 1989 | 34 | — | #2,090 |
| 1988 | 27 | — | #2,276 |
| 1987 | 30 | — | #2,038 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | #3,777 |
| 1985 | 21 | — | #2,469 |
| 1984 | 30 | — | #1,866 |
| 1983 | 28 | — | #1,932 |
| 1982 | 18 | — | #2,653 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #4,759 |
| 1980 | 12 | — | #3,525 |
| 1979 | 11 | — | #3,705 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | #4,019 |
| 1977 | 8 | — | #4,405 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | #4,698 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #4,137 |
| 1974 | 13 | — | #2,881 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #4,308 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #5,115 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #3,840 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #4,247 |