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.

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Clayborn

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Name B

Clayton

Boy name · Rank #318

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Metric Clayborn Clayton
Current Rank Unranked #318
Total Births (all years) 736 139,344
Peak Year 1971 2000
Peak Year Births 21 2,564
Peak Decade 1920s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1909 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clayborn Clayton
1880s - 653
1890s - 752
1900s 5 1,057
1910s 83 5,641
1920s 114 9,414
1930s 103 7,171
1940s 104 7,059
1950s 98 9,309
1960s 87 9,296
1970s 74 10,750
1980s 21 16,933
1990s 32 21,816
2000s 10 18,672
2010s 5 13,932
2020s - 6,889

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clayborn Clayton
2014 - 1,365
2015 5 1,479
2016 - 1,376
2017 - 1,493
2018 - 1,451
2019 - 1,308
2020 - 1,172
2021 - 1,237
2022 - 1,200
2023 - 1,067
2024 - 1,083
2025 - 1,130

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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