Claiborn vs Clayton

Side-by-side comparison of Claiborn and Clayton — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Claiborn

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Name B

Clayton

Boy name · Rank #318

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Metric Claiborn Clayton
Current Rank Unranked #318
Total Births (all years) 21 139,344
Peak Year 1935 2000
Peak Year Births 6 2,564
Peak Decade 1920ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1920 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Claiborn Clayton
1880ss — 653
1890ss — 752
1900ss — 1,057
1910ss — 5,641
1920ss 10 9,414
1930ss 6 7,171
1940ss 5 7,059
1950ss — 9,309
1960ss — 9,296
1970ss — 10,750
1980ss — 16,933
1990ss — 21,816
2000ss — 18,672
2010ss — 13,932
2020ss — 6,889

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Claiborn Clayton
2014 — 1,365
2015 — 1,479
2016 — 1,376
2017 — 1,493
2018 — 1,451
2019 — 1,308
2020 — 1,172
2021 — 1,237
2022 — 1,200
2023 — 1,067
2024 — 1,083
2025 — 1,130

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1920–1946.

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