Clayton vs Clark

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

Name A

Clayton

Boy name · Rank #317

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Name B

Clark

Boy name · Rank #437

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Metric Clayton Clark
Current Rank #317 #437
Total Births (all years) 138,209 50,015
Peak Year 2000 1961
Peak Year Births 2,564 880
Peak Decade 1990ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clayton Clark
1880ss 653 513
1890ss 752 505
1900ss 1,057 502
1910ss 5,641 2,383
1920ss 9,414 2,914
1930ss 7,171 3,763
1940ss 7,060 5,050
1950ss 9,308 6,633
1960ss 9,298 6,140
1970ss 10,750 2,538
1980ss 16,934 3,013
1990ss 21,815 2,692
2000ss 18,671 2,742
2010ss 13,930 6,879
2020ss 5,755 3,748

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clayton Clark
2014 1,364 814
2015 1,479 868
2016 1,376 867
2017 1,493 861
2018 1,451 855
2019 1,308 804
2020 1,172 792
2021 1,236 793
2022 1,199 729
2023 1,067 709
2024 1,081 725

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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