Recorded 2005–2023 Boys' name Peak 2009 106 births

Clayden — boys' name

106 babies named Clayden in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s242010s552020s27
2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Clayden was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

10 babies were named Clayden in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clayden

The Social Security Administration has registered 106 babies named Clayden between 2005 and 2023, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clayden currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clayden performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Clayden shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clayden 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 106 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.

Clayden at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

106

Since 2005

19 years of records

Peak year

2009

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2005

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2023

Clayden popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2005

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
10
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4681012 20232021201920162013201020082005 6

Clayden by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
55 births that decade — 52% of Clayden's all-time total
2000s242010s552020s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clayden?
106 babies have been named Clayden since 2005. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 10 births.
When was Clayden most popular?
Clayden was most popular in the 2010s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Clayden been used?
Clayden has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 19 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Clayden?
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, 2005–2023 (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.