Clayton is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Clayton means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Clayton across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Clayton has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Clayton is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “settlement on clay”. originally a place name and surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 139,954 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 2,292 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 121 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 17 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 252 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 59 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Clayton per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2000 (2,577/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2019 (111/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2006 (17/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2018 (11/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2017 (4/yr).
Clayton has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2000, when it ranked #286 nationally (given to 2,642 babies that year).
Colton · Coleton · Klayton · Calton
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