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Clayton

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Clayton: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Clayton: Recorded since 1976, its highest recorded position is #100, and it stood at #702 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #360 to #791.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#360#791
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England and Wales · Boys 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
2025#702

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

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 33 of the 47 years from 1978 to 2024.

In 2024: #404 among boys in Northern Ireland, #520 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #535 among boys in Scotland, #622 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1976–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1978

    First recorded at #283 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #702 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1976 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #100 in New Zealand in 1976.

Clayton's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#70250HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#62261HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#79141HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#45389HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#67254HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#406100HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#388111HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#411103HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#423103HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#417101HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#50077HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#397102HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#44091HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#386108HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#392100HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#43387HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#40894HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#39096HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#40689HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#42777HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#43067HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#36878HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#44855HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#38961HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#42151HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#38160HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#37560HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#37660HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#36065HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#39055HighVerified
1976New Zealandmale#10059HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#4043HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#3953HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#3344HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#3634HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandmale#2723HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#5206HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#6604HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#4547HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#4029HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#6464HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#4019HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#31713HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#4916HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#4597HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#5505HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#38310HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#5006HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#4557HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#4487HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#33711HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#31713HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#25315HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#22217HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#23913HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#2998HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#24511HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#20414HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#3175HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#3125HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#20310HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#2426HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#3823HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#3693HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandmale#3243HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandmale#2864HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#2864HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandmale#3223HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#2834HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#5355HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Clayton is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Clayton, between 1976 and 2025, in 36 of those 50 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New Zealand19761#100 in 1976
Republic of Ireland1978–202433#203 in 1999
England and Wales1996–202530#360 in 1997
Northern Ireland1998–20245#272 in 1998
Scotland20241#535 in 2024

Its high point came 48 years earlier in New Zealand (1976) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 7 years after 1982; it appears again in 1990.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1976 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #100 in New Zealand in 1976. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.