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Clayton

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"place with good clay"

Clayton Origin and Meaning

The name Clayton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "place with good clay".

Almost fits into the wildly popular Jaden-Caden-Braden family -- but not quite; a possibility for parents who want a similar but more traditional name.

In fact, Clayton has a much more august name history than you might guess, ranking among the US Top 1000 names for baby boys for the entire history of the Social Security list, since 1880. It's now at its lowest point ever, but still makes the Top 300.

Clayton can also be thought of as a place name, with a meaning that can be translated as "clay town," a sibling of Payton. Clay is an attractive short firm.

# 286 in the US

Clayton Rank in US Top 1000

# 1267 on Nameberry

Clayton Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Clayton Popularity

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Famous People Named Clayton

  • Clayton Holmes "Clay" AikenAmerican singer,songwriter and TV personality
  • Clayton MooreAmerican actor
  • Clayton MorrisAmerican TV journalist
  • Clayton "Clay" BuchholzAmerican baseball pitcher
  • Clayton KershawAmerican baseball pitcher
  • Clayton StonerCanadian ice hockey player
  • Clayton AndersonNASA astronaut
  • Clayton WatsonAmerican actor
  • Clayton Andrew DonaldsonEnglish footballer
  • Ernest Clayton "Clay" WalkerAmerican country music singer
  • Clayton Dawson "Clay" Tysonson of folk duo Ian & Sylvia Tyson
  • Clayton Kattson of actor William Katt
  • Jeremiah Clayton "Jeremy" Davisex,bassist for the band Paramore
  • Clayton James "Cib"singer and youtube comedian

Clayton in Pop Culture

  • Clayton Jonescharacter in the TV show "Carnivale"
  • Clayton Andrewscharacter in the Danielle Steele novel "Zoya"
  • Clayton Hardingcharacter in movie "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People"
  • Clayton Danversa character from the "Women of the Otherworld" Series
  • John Clayton aka Tarzan and his fathercharacters in the "Tarzan" novel
  • Claytonvillain in Disney's "Tarzan" movie
  • Clayton Newmancharacter in comic strip "Adam@Home"
  • "Michael Clayton" 2007 American drama film starring George Clooney
  • Clayton Gallaghercharacter on Shameless