Claudius vs Clayton

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

Name A

Claudius

Boy name

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Name B

Clayton

Boy name · Rank #317

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Metric Claudius Clayton
Current Rank Unranked #317
Total Births (all years) 922 138,209
Peak Year 1916 2000
Peak Year Births 23 2,564
Peak Decade 1920ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1890 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Claudius Clayton
1880ss — 653
1890ss 20 752
1900ss 8 1,057
1910ss 136 5,641
1920ss 147 9,414
1930ss 119 7,171
1940ss 84 7,060
1950ss 104 9,308
1960ss 74 9,298
1970ss 66 10,750
1980ss 56 16,934
1990ss 61 21,815
2000ss 23 18,671
2010ss 24 13,930
2020ss — 5,755

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Claudius Clayton
2014 — 1,364
2015 — 1,479
2016 — 1,376
2017 — 1,493
2018 7 1,451
2019 5 1,308
2020 — 1,172
2021 — 1,236
2022 — 1,199
2023 — 1,067
2024 — 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, 1890–2019.

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