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 #317

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Name B

Claude

Boy name · Rank #3321

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Metric Clayton Claude
Current Rank #317 #3321
Total Births (all years) 138,209 91,300
Peak Year 2000 1920
Peak Year Births 2,564 1,893
Peak Decade 1990ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clayton Claude
1880ss 653 3,504
1890ss 752 3,636
1900ss 1,057 3,704
1910ss 5,641 12,792
1920ss 9,414 16,999
1930ss 7,171 12,741
1940ss 7,060 12,820
1950ss 9,308 10,832
1960ss 9,298 6,438
1970ss 10,750 3,244
1980ss 16,934 2,034
1990ss 21,815 1,195
2000ss 18,671 699
2010ss 13,930 472
2020ss 5,755 190

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clayton Claude
2014 1,364 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 1,236 38
2022 1,199 34
2023 1,067 39
2024 1,081 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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