Claiborne vs Clayton

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

Name A

Claiborne

Boy name · Rank #12339

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Name B

Clayton

Boy name · Rank #317

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Metric Claiborne Clayton
Current Rank #12339 #317
Total Births (all years) 1,210 138,209
Peak Year 1918 2000
Peak Year Births 27 2,564
Peak Decade 1920ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1889 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Claiborne Clayton
1880ss 5 653
1890ss 5 752
1900ss 23 1,057
1910ss 132 5,641
1920ss 194 9,414
1930ss 139 7,171
1940ss 150 7,060
1950ss 142 9,308
1960ss 97 9,298
1970ss 76 10,750
1980ss 84 16,934
1990ss 84 21,815
2000ss 47 18,671
2010ss 21 13,930
2020ss 11 5,755

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Claiborne Clayton
2014 — 1,364
2015 — 1,479
2016 8 1,376
2017 — 1,493
2018 — 1,451
2019 — 1,308
2020 — 1,172
2021 6 1,236
2022 — 1,199
2023 — 1,067
2024 5 1,081

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, 1889–2024.

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