Clair vs Clayton

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

Name A

Clair

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Name B

Clayton

Boy name · Rank #318

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Metric Clair Clayton
Current Rank Unranked #318
Total Births (all years) 12,041 139,344
Peak Year 1923 2000
Peak Year Births 356 2,564
Peak Decade 1920s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clair Clayton
1880s 156 653
1890s 295 752
1900s 397 1,057
1910s 2,212 5,641
1920s 3,169 9,414
1930s 2,319 7,171
1940s 1,541 7,059
1950s 1,061 9,309
1960s 513 9,296
1970s 199 10,750
1980s 110 16,933
1990s 42 21,816
2000s 12 18,672
2010s 10 13,932
2020s 5 6,889

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clair Clayton
2014 - 1,365
2015 - 1,479
2016 5 1,376
2017 - 1,493
2018 - 1,451
2019 - 1,308
2020 5 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, 1880–2020.

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