Girls' name · since 1924

Claytie

Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Claytie, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#52,886 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1924
1920s
peak decade

Claytie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1924.

Claytie has 11 recorded births among girls since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1928.

  • #52,886 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 11 born since 1924
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claytie ranks #52,886 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1924, peaking in the 1920s.

#52,886 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1924
1920s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Claytie's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Claytie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Claytie's full recorded timeline at 1928, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Claytie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1928

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1928)
6
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 19241928 6

Claytie by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).

1920s was Claytie's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Claytie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Claytie?
Since 1924, Social Security records show 11 babies named Claytie. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #52,886 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1928. Its busiest year on record was 1928, with 6 births.
Where does Claytie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Claytie ranks #52,886 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Claytie most popular?
Claytie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Claytie been used?
Records for Claytie go back to 1924, giving 5 years of history through 1928.
What names are similar to Claytie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clara, Claire, Claudia, Clarissa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Claytie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1924–1928 (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 Claytie 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.