Recorded 1923–1963 Boys' name Peak 1923 22 births

Claybourne — boys' name

22 babies named Claybourne in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61940s51950s61960s5
1920s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Claybourne was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

6 babies were named Claybourne in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Claybourne

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Claybourne between 1923 and 1963, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Claybourne currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Claybourne performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Claybourne shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Claybourne in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Claybourne at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

22

Since 1923

41 years of records

Peak year

1923

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1923

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1963

Claybourne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1923

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1923)
6
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4.555.566.5 1963195919431923 6

Claybourne by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
6 births that decade — 27% of Claybourne's all-time total
1920s61940s51950s61960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Claybourne?
22 babies have been named Claybourne since 1923. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1923 with 6 births.
When was Claybourne most popular?
Claybourne was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Claybourne been used?
Claybourne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 41 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Claybourne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clarence, Clayton, Claude, Clark, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1923–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.