for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Clay name popularity in the United States
Clay ranked #573 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 515 boys named Clay.
SSA
904 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Clay for boys and girls
Girls
5Share unavailable · data from 1891 to 2024
Boys
515100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Clay in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 515 | #573 |
| 2024 | boys | 545 | #544 |
| 2024 | girls | 5 | #15293 |
| 2023 | boys | 494 | #581 |
| 2022 | boys | 453 | #618 |
| 2021 | boys | 451 | #617 |
| 2020 | boys | 417 | #644 |
| 2020 | girls | 5 | #15088 |
| 2019 | boys | 376 | #682 |
| 2018 | boys | 353 | #688 |
| 2017 | boys | 355 | #694 |
| 2016 | boys | 339 | #723 |
Show full history (184 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 515 | #573 |
| 2024 | boys | 545 | #544 |
| 2024 | girls | 5 | #15293 |
| 2023 | boys | 494 | #581 |
| 2022 | boys | 453 | #618 |
| 2021 | boys | 451 | #617 |
| 2020 | boys | 417 | #644 |
| 2020 | girls | 5 | #15088 |
| 2019 | boys | 376 | #682 |
| 2018 | boys | 353 | #688 |
| 2017 | boys | 355 | #694 |
| 2016 | boys | 339 | #723 |
| 2015 | boys | 342 | #720 |
| 2014 | boys | 269 | #840 |
| 2013 | boys | 321 | #729 |
| 2012 | boys | 322 | #726 |
| 2011 | boys | 316 | #720 |
| 2010 | boys | 273 | #793 |
| 2009 | boys | 213 | #948 |
| 2008 | boys | 250 | #853 |
| 2007 | boys | 281 | #775 |
| 2006 | boys | 309 | #707 |
| 2005 | boys | 330 | #654 |
| 2004 | boys | 383 | #582 |
| 2004 | girls | 5 | #16099 |
| 2003 | boys | 519 | #478 |
| 2002 | boys | 597 | #417 |
| 2001 | boys | 573 | #427 |
| 2000 | boys | 641 | #396 |
| 1999 | boys | 603 | #403 |
| 1998 | boys | 623 | #393 |
| 1998 | girls | 7 | #11138 |
| 1997 | boys | 643 | #379 |
| 1996 | boys | 648 | #369 |
| 1995 | boys | 714 | #343 |
| 1994 | boys | 689 | #353 |
| 1993 | boys | 494 | #444 |
| 1992 | boys | 433 | #484 |
| 1991 | boys | 465 | #459 |
| 1990 | boys | 494 | #445 |
| 1989 | boys | 451 | #444 |
| 1988 | boys | 488 | #406 |
| 1987 | boys | 467 | #402 |
| 1986 | boys | 412 | #423 |
| 1985 | boys | 416 | #418 |
| 1984 | boys | 380 | #425 |
| 1983 | boys | 373 | #424 |
| 1982 | boys | 345 | #458 |
| 1981 | boys | 333 | #455 |
| 1980 | boys | 350 | #443 |
| 1980 | girls | 6 | #9095 |
| 1979 | boys | 345 | #431 |
| 1978 | boys | 369 | #401 |
| 1978 | girls | 9 | #6385 |
| 1977 | boys | 421 | #382 |
| 1976 | boys | 434 | #367 |
| 1975 | boys | 454 | #365 |
| 1974 | boys | 422 | #373 |
| 1973 | boys | 470 | #354 |
| 1973 | girls | 5 | #8423 |
| 1972 | boys | 439 | #374 |
| 1971 | boys | 520 | #352 |
| 1970 | boys | 456 | #379 |
| 1970 | girls | 5 | #7995 |
| 1969 | boys | 431 | #378 |
| 1968 | boys | 389 | #394 |
| 1967 | boys | 361 | #403 |
| 1966 | boys | 360 | #395 |
| 1966 | girls | 5 | #6564 |
| 1965 | boys | 440 | #369 |
| 1964 | boys | 571 | #328 |
| 1963 | boys | 656 | #303 |
| 1962 | boys | 705 | #288 |
| 1961 | boys | 900 | #259 |
| 1960 | boys | 904 | #265 |
| 1960 | girls | 7 | #5168 |
| 1959 | boys | 826 | #276 |
| 1958 | boys | 723 | #284 |
| 1958 | girls | 7 | #4890 |
| 1957 | boys | 594 | #313 |
| 1957 | girls | 11 | #3696 |
| 1956 | boys | 485 | #339 |
| 1955 | boys | 426 | #350 |
| 1955 | girls | 5 | #5828 |
| 1954 | boys | 340 | #388 |
| 1954 | girls | 8 | #4278 |
| 1953 | boys | 270 | #431 |
| 1952 | boys | 267 | #426 |
| 1952 | girls | 7 | #4483 |
| 1951 | boys | 225 | #450 |
| 1950 | boys | 180 | #497 |
| 1950 | girls | 7 | #4315 |
| 1949 | boys | 176 | #502 |
| 1948 | boys | 171 | #505 |
| 1947 | boys | 145 | #561 |
| 1946 | boys | 114 | #603 |
| 1945 | boys | 97 | #612 |
| 1944 | boys | 110 | #585 |
| 1944 | girls | 6 | #4054 |
| 1943 | boys | 125 | #568 |
| 1943 | girls | 11 | #2861 |
| 1942 | boys | 123 | #553 |
| 1942 | girls | 14 | #2416 |
| 1941 | boys | 106 | #576 |
| 1941 | girls | 6 | #3954 |
| 1940 | boys | 128 | #510 |
| 1939 | boys | 122 | #514 |
| 1939 | girls | 8 | #3145 |
| 1938 | boys | 113 | #546 |
| 1938 | girls | 11 | #2579 |
| 1937 | boys | 117 | #536 |
| 1937 | girls | 6 | #3800 |
| 1936 | boys | 124 | #509 |
| 1936 | girls | 7 | #3376 |
| 1935 | boys | 110 | #548 |
| 1934 | boys | 117 | #545 |
| 1933 | boys | 114 | #532 |
| 1933 | girls | 9 | #2868 |
| 1932 | boys | 123 | #524 |
| 1931 | boys | 117 | #539 |
| 1930 | boys | 131 | #523 |
| 1930 | girls | 7 | #3658 |
| 1929 | boys | 107 | #578 |
| 1928 | boys | 135 | #518 |
| 1927 | boys | 155 | #485 |
| 1927 | girls | 9 | #3284 |
| 1926 | boys | 131 | #528 |
| 1926 | girls | 6 | #4306 |
| 1925 | boys | 144 | #506 |
| 1924 | boys | 151 | #508 |
| 1924 | girls | 6 | #4434 |
| 1923 | boys | 134 | #524 |
| 1923 | girls | 12 | #2732 |
| 1922 | boys | 189 | #442 |
| 1922 | girls | 5 | #5009 |
| 1921 | boys | 160 | #489 |
| 1921 | girls | 7 | #4023 |
| 1920 | boys | 147 | #498 |
| 1920 | girls | 10 | #3097 |
| 1919 | boys | 128 | #526 |
| 1918 | boys | 146 | #495 |
| 1917 | boys | 125 | #514 |
| 1917 | girls | 6 | #4083 |
| 1916 | boys | 133 | #494 |
| 1916 | girls | 5 | #4417 |
| 1915 | boys | 132 | #485 |
| 1915 | girls | 7 | #3434 |
| 1914 | boys | 107 | #466 |
| 1913 | boys | 89 | #460 |
| 1912 | boys | 75 | #456 |
| 1912 | girls | 5 | #2979 |
| 1911 | boys | 52 | #395 |
| 1910 | boys | 28 | #537 |
| 1909 | boys | 35 | #419 |
| 1908 | boys | 33 | #413 |
| 1907 | boys | 31 | #405 |
| 1906 | boys | 36 | #346 |
| 1905 | boys | 34 | #355 |
| 1904 | boys | 32 | #354 |
| 1903 | boys | 27 | #370 |
| 1902 | boys | 33 | #337 |
| 1901 | boys | 21 | #407 |
| 1900 | boys | 41 | #337 |
| 1899 | boys | 23 | #384 |
| 1898 | boys | 40 | #288 |
| 1897 | boys | 25 | #375 |
| 1896 | boys | 30 | #352 |
| 1895 | boys | 33 | #316 |
| 1894 | boys | 42 | #271 |
| 1893 | boys | 33 | #300 |
| 1892 | boys | 23 | #394 |
| 1891 | boys | 11 | #564 |
| 1891 | girls | 6 | #1213 |
| 1890 | boys | 32 | #302 |
| 1889 | boys | 29 | #322 |
| 1888 | boys | 31 | #324 |
| 1887 | boys | 23 | #340 |
| 1886 | boys | 28 | #321 |
| 1885 | boys | 18 | #422 |
| 1884 | boys | 32 | #306 |
| 1883 | boys | 25 | #331 |
| 1882 | boys | 17 | #437 |
| 1881 | boys | 24 | #332 |
| 1880 | boys | 18 | #403 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.