Clayton vs Claude

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

Name A

Clayton

Boy name · Rank #318

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Name B

Claude

Boy name · Rank #3335

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Metric Clayton Claude
Current Rank #318 #3335
Total Births (all years) 139,344 91,337
Peak Year 2000 1920
Peak Year Births 2,564 1,893
Peak Decade 1990s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clayton Claude
1880s 653 3,504
1890s 752 3,636
1900s 1,057 3,704
1910s 5,641 12,792
1920s 9,414 16,999
1930s 7,171 12,741
1940s 7,059 12,820
1950s 9,309 10,831
1960s 9,296 6,436
1970s 10,750 3,244
1980s 16,933 2,034
1990s 21,816 1,195
2000s 18,672 699
2010s 13,932 472
2020s 6,889 230

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clayton Claude
2014 1,365 42
2015 1,479 52
2016 1,376 55
2017 1,493 40
2018 1,451 51
2019 1,308 42
2020 1,172 44
2021 1,237 38
2022 1,200 34
2023 1,067 39
2024 1,083 35
2025 1,130 40

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, 1880–2025.

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