Clayborn vs Clayton

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

Name A

Clayborn

Boy name

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Name B

Clayton

Boy name · Rank #317

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Metric Clayborn Clayton
Current Rank Unranked #317
Total Births (all years) 736 138,209
Peak Year 1971 2000
Peak Year Births 21 2,564
Peak Decade 1920ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1909 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clayborn Clayton
1880ss — 653
1890ss — 752
1900ss 5 1,057
1910ss 83 5,641
1920ss 114 9,414
1930ss 103 7,171
1940ss 104 7,060
1950ss 98 9,308
1960ss 87 9,298
1970ss 74 10,750
1980ss 21 16,934
1990ss 32 21,815
2000ss 10 18,671
2010ss 5 13,930
2020ss — 5,755

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clayborn Clayton
2014 — 1,364
2015 5 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, 1909–2015.

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