Recorded 1967–1968 Boys' name Peak 1967 20 births

Clayt — boys' name

20 babies named Clayt in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s20
1960s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Clayt was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

13 babies were named Clayt in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clayt

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Clayt between 1967 and 1968, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clayt currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clayt performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clayt 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 20 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.

Clayt at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

20

Since 1967

2 years of records

Peak year

1967

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1967

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1968

Clayt popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1967

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1967)
13
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
68101214 19681967 13

Clayt by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
20 births that decade — 100% of Clayt's all-time total
1960s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clayt?
20 babies have been named Clayt since 1967. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1967 with 13 births.
When was Clayt most popular?
Clayt was most popular in the 1960s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Clayt been used?
Clayt has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 2 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Clayt?
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, 1967–1968 (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.