Claxton vs Clayton

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

Name A

Claxton

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Name B

Clayton

Boy name · Rank #317

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Metric Claxton Clayton
Current Rank Unranked #317
Total Births (all years) 285 138,209
Peak Year 1920 2000
Peak Year Births 15 2,564
Peak Decade 1920ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Claxton Clayton
1880ss — 653
1890ss — 752
1900ss — 1,057
1910ss 28 5,641
1920ss 98 9,414
1930ss 37 7,171
1940ss 63 7,060
1950ss 18 9,308
1960ss 28 9,298
1970ss 8 10,750
1980ss — 16,934
1990ss — 21,815
2000ss — 18,671
2010ss 5 13,930
2020ss — 5,755

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Claxton 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, 1913–2011.

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