The name Clayton is a girl's name meaning "place with good clay".

Animal Names for Girls

7 Letter Girl Names

Names Ending in N for Girls

Two Syllable Names for Girls

Clayton is a surprisingly traditional name on the boys' side, ranking among the US Top 1000 for boys for its entire history. Girls named Clayton have been fewer and further between, but there's no reason this this place name can't work for baby girls too, ala Payton.

Habitational Surnames

Clayton

The name Clayton peaked for girls at #2369 in 1926. Clayton is also used for boys, ranking #300 in 2025.

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

Names that Peaked in 1988

English Names

English Names for Boys

7 Letter Boy Names

UK Baby Names

UK Boy Names

Names Ending in N for Boys

Names That Mean Place

Names That Mean Good

Names That Mean Clay

Two Syllable Names for Boys

Boy Dog Names That Start With C

Dog Names That Start With C

Animal Names for Boys

English Names that Start With C

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 
</br></br>
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. 
<br></br> 
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. 

Vintage-Modern Fusion Names

Cool Cowboy Names

Werewolf Baby Names

Western Names

English Last Names

Southern Names for Girls and Boys

Dad Names

Boy Names That Can Start with a C or a K

Amish Names

Dog Names

Country Baby Names

Country Boy Names

Boy Names Always in the Top 1000

Last Names as First Names

English

Nameberry

Future

England

The name Clayton is currently ranked #300 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #147 in 1997. The name is most popular in CLAYTON, CLAYTON, and CLAYTON. Clayton is occasionally used for girls in 2023.

Clay

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	—	0	0
2015	—	0	0
2016	—	0	0
2017	—	0	0
2018	—	0	0
2019	—	0	0
2020	—	0	0
2021	—	0	0
2022	—	0	0
2023	—	0	0
2024	—	0	0
2025	—	0	0

Clayton

About Clayton

Popularity & trends

Clayton on more lists

Advanced Search

Save Clayton