Recorded 1913–1983 Boys' name Peak 1941 240 births

Clayburn — boys' name

240 babies named Clayburn in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1941. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s351920s431930s361940s581950s271960s251970s101980s6
1940s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Clayburn was born in this single decade.

1941
Single peak year

13 babies were named Clayburn in 1941 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clayburn

The Social Security Administration has registered 240 babies named Clayburn between 1913 and 1983, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clayburn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1941, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clayburn performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Clayburn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Clayburn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clayburn 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 240 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.

Clayburn at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

240

Since 1913

71 years of records

Peak year

1941

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1913

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 1983

Clayburn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1913

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1941)
13
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
468101214 19831962195119461938192719211913 5

Clayburn by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
58 births that decade — 24% of Clayburn's all-time total
1910s351920s431930s361940s581950s271960s251970s101980s6

Clayburn by state

Where Clayburn concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Clayburn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 2.1%
Alabama share of Clayburn's total US births 2.1%

5 of 240 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clayburn?
240 babies have been named Clayburn since 1913. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1941 with 13 births.
When was Clayburn most popular?
Clayburn was most popular in the 1940s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1941.
Where is Clayburn most popular?
The top states for the name Clayburn are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Clayburn been used?
Clayburn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 71 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Clayburn?
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, 1913–1983 (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.