Names / Boy names
Clay
Current rank
#573
and rising
All-time peak
#259
in 1961
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
40,500
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #259 in 1961 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
. Solid, warm western-leaning nature choice. It was first recorded in American naming data in 1880. It currently ranks #573 and is trending upward. Its strongest year was 1961, at #259 nationally. Across all years, more than 40,500 children have been named this.