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Clayton

male

Clayton.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1976 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #100 in New Zealand in 1976. See regions.

Audio not yet available.

Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

FallingEngland and Wales (male) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #360 to #791.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#360#791
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#390
1997#360
1998#376
1999#375
2000#381
2001#421
2002#389
2003#448
2004#368
2005#430
2006#427
2007#406
2008#390
2009#408
2010#433
2011#392
2012#386
2013#440
2014#397
2015#500
2016#417
2017#423
2018#411
2019#388
2020#406
2021#672
2022#453
2023#791
2024#622

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
2
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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