Boys' name · since 1996
Clayten
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 267 babies named Clayten, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,279 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,957 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 267
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
267 babies have been named Clayten since 1996, making it today's #7957 boys' name.
Clayten has 267 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7957 as of the latest data, more common than 43% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #11,279 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,957 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 267 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clayten ranks #11,279 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,957 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 267 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,279 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,957 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 267
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Clayten's 267 recorded births place it above 75.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Clayten compares
267 43rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Clayten's all-time total is 28% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Clayten | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 267 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Clayten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Clayten's SSA record in two at 2010 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 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Clayten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Clayten by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (129 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Clayten's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Clayten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
129 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 129 births (48% of all-time use).
Clayten by state
Where Clayten concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 267 births nationwide.
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What to do with Clayten's data
- Clayten's decade-level peak was the 2000s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Claytens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Clayten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Clayten 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.