Clayton

clay-tun
English
"place with good clay"

Clayton Origin and Meaning

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

Clayton is one of those names that feels like it could be recently popular but does in fact have a long history of use. It has made the US Top 400 every year since the records began, and though more recently it has been in decline, it is still given to more than 1000 babies every year

The name Clayton derived from Old English and translates to "clay town". Historically used as a place name and as a surname, it has been a given name since at least the 19th century. Smart but cool, Clayton also comes with the catchy nickname Clay.

While Clayton has been falling down US the charts in recent years, across the pond, the latest UK stats reveal it is in fact trending upwards. Moreover, with the likes of Cooper, Carson, Colton, Weston, and Easton all in style, Clayton wouldn't feel out of place on a baby today.

# 312 in the US

Clayton Rank in US Top 1000

# 1063 on Nameberry

Clayton Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Clayton Popularity

Famous People Named Clayton

  • Clayton Holmes "Clay" Aiken
    American singer,songwriter and TV personality
  • Clayton Moore
    American actor
  • Clayton Morris
    American TV journalist
  • Clayton "Clay" Buchholz
    American baseball pitcher
  • Clayton Kershaw
    American baseball pitcher
  • Clayton Stoner
    Canadian ice hockey player
  • Clayton Anderson
    NASA astronaut
  • Clayton Watson
    American actor
  • Clayton Andrew Donaldson
    English footballer
  • Ernest Clayton "Clay" Walker
    American country music singer
  • Clayton Dawson "Clay" Tyson
    son of folk duo Ian & Sylvia Tyson
  • Clayton Katt
    son of actor William Katt
  • Jeremiah Clayton "Jeremy" Davis
    ex,bassist for the band Paramore
  • Clayton James "Cib"
    singer and youtube comedian

Clayton in Pop Culture

  • Clayton Jones
    character in the TV show "Carnivale"
  • Clayton Andrews
    character in the Danielle Steele novel "Zoya"
  • Clayton Harding
    character in movie "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People"
  • Clayton Danvers
    a character from the "Women of the Otherworld" Series
  • John Clayton aka Tarzan and his father
    characters in the "Tarzan" novel
  • Clayton
    villain in Disney's "Tarzan" movie
  • Clayton Newman
    character in comic strip "Adam@Home"
  • "Michael Clayton
    " 2007 American drama film starring George Clooney
  • Clayton Gallagher
    character on Shameless