as a First Name
Either a shortened form of Clayton or a transferred use of the surname Clay, a local name for someone who lived on a patch of land which had clay soil (Old English clǣg).
| 906th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 38,959
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Wyoming
- has the most people named Clay per capita
- 1961
- marked the height of its popularity
0%
100%
13%
55+
55+
43%
30-54
30-54
19%
13-29
13-29
26%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
