Clarance vs Clayton

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

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Clarance

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Name B

Clayton

Boy name · Rank #300

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Metric Clarance Clayton
Current Rank Unranked #300
Total Births (all years) 4,078 139,344
Peak Year 1926 2000
Peak Year Births 109 2,564
Peak Decade 1920s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clarance Clayton
1880s 107 653
1890s 123 752
1900s 196 1,057
1910s 598 5,641
1920s 928 9,414
1930s 763 7,171
1940s 541 7,059
1950s 371 9,309
1960s 225 9,296
1970s 111 10,750
1980s 72 16,933
1990s 31 21,816
2000s 12 18,672
2010s - 13,932
2020s - 6,889

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clarance 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, 1880–2009.

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