Clay vs Claude

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

Name A

Clay

Boy name · Rank #543

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Name B

Claude

Boy name · Rank #3321

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Metric Clay Claude
Current Rank #543 #3321
Total Births (all years) 39,736 91,300
Peak Year 1960 1920
Peak Year Births 904 1,893
Peak Decade 1990ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clay Claude
1880ss 245 3,504
1890ss 292 3,636
1900ss 323 3,704
1910ss 1,015 12,792
1920ss 1,453 16,999
1930ss 1,188 12,741
1940ss 1,295 12,820
1950ss 4,336 10,832
1960ss 5,718 6,438
1970ss 4,333 3,244
1980ss 4,016 2,034
1990ss 5,806 1,195
2000ss 4,096 699
2010ss 3,264 472
2020ss 2,356 190

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clay Claude
2014 269 42
2015 342 52
2016 338 55
2017 355 40
2018 353 51
2019 376 42
2020 417 44
2021 451 38
2022 451 34
2023 492 39
2024 545 35

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, 1880–2024.

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