Boys' name · since 1909
Clayborn
736 babies named Clayborn in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,221 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 736
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clayborn is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 736 have been recorded since 1909.
Social Security Administration records show Clayborn recorded 736 times among boys since 1909, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2015.
- #6,221 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 736 born since 1909
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clayborn ranks #6,221 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 736 born since 1909, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,221 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 736
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clayborn's 736 recorded births place it above 86.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Clayborn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Clayborn's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1909, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Clayborn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2015
- Peak year (1971)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Clayborn by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (114 births, 15% of the file).
1920s was Clayborn's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Clayborn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
83 births
- 1920s
1920s
114 births
- 1930s
1930s
103 births
- 1940s
1940s
104 births
- 1950s
1950s
98 births
- 1960s
1960s
87 births
- 1970s
1970s
74 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 114 births (15% of all-time use).
How Clayborn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Clayborn's total volume
Clayborn by state
Where Clayborn concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
7 of 736 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Clayborn's decade-level peak was the 1920s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Clayborns (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Clayborn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~106 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1909–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Clayborn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.