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.

Clayton Rank in US Top 1000

# 312 in the US

Clayton Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1077 on Nameberry

Clayton Popularity

• 312 US 2023
• 1077 Nameberry 2024
• 255 Future 2028
• 672 England 2021

20 Names Similar to Clayton

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Clayton.

• Clay
• Dawson
• Colton
• Colt
• Chance
• Ashton
• Greyson
• Bradley
• Joel
• Carson
• Cole
• Bryson
• Cody
• Brick
• Carter
• Chase
• Wilson
• Christopher
• Brady
• Curtis

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