Claus vs Clayton

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

Name A

Claus

Boy name

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Name B

Clayton

Boy name · Rank #317

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Metric Claus Clayton
Current Rank Unranked #317
Total Births (all years) 366 138,209
Peak Year 1916 2000
Peak Year Births 13 2,564
Peak Decade 1920ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Claus Clayton
1880ss 17 653
1890ss 27 752
1900ss 11 1,057
1910ss 63 5,641
1920ss 70 9,414
1930ss 38 7,171
1940ss 11 7,060
1950ss 55 9,308
1960ss 69 9,298
1970ss — 10,750
1980ss 5 16,934
1990ss — 21,815
2000ss — 18,671
2010ss — 13,930
2020ss — 5,755

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Claus Clayton
2014 — 1,364
2015 — 1,479
2016 — 1,376
2017 — 1,493
2018 — 1,451
2019 — 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, 1880–1980.

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