The baby name Clay appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1960 with 1,165 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Clay has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1911 | 28 |
| 1912 | 38 |
| 1913 | 45 |
| 1914 | 80 |
| 1915 | 105 |
| 1916 | 122 |
| 1917 | 124 |
| 1918 | 176 |
| 1919 | 143 |
| 1920 | 175 |
| 1921 | 192 |
| 1922 | 224 |
| 1923 | 148 |
| 1924 | 171 |
| 1925 | 189 |
| 1926 | 143 |
| 1927 | 187 |
| 1928 | 128 |
| 1929 | 78 |
| 1930 | 129 |
| 1931 | 80 |
| 1932 | 122 |
| 1933 | 130 |
| 1934 | 98 |
| 1935 | 95 |
| 1936 | 104 |
| 1937 | 110 |
| 1938 | 93 |
| 1939 | 120 |
| 1940 | 108 |
| 1941 | 81 |
| 1942 | 96 |
| 1943 | 119 |
| 1944 | 76 |
| 1945 | 48 |
| 1946 | 45 |
| 1947 | 128 |
| 1948 | 168 |
| 1949 | 154 |
| 1950 | 107 |
| 1951 | 169 |
| 1952 | 203 |
| 1953 | 289 |
| 1954 | 293 |
| 1955 | 559 |
| 1956 | 662 |
| 1957 | 718 |
| 1958 | 898 |
| 1959 | 1,061 |
| 1960 | 1,165 |
| 1961 | 1,046 |
| 1962 | 884 |
| 1963 | 915 |
| 1964 | 712 |
| 1965 | 567 |
| 1966 | 461 |
| 1967 | 438 |
| 1968 | 472 |
| 1969 | 520 |
| 1970 | 472 |
| 1971 | 578 |
| 1972 | 488 |
| 1973 | 548 |
| 1974 | 438 |
| 1975 | 525 |
| 1976 | 505 |
| 1977 | 493 |
| 1978 | 368 |
| 1979 | 372 |
| 1980 | 351 |
| 1981 | 303 |
| 1982 | 376 |
| 1983 | 393 |
| 1984 | 378 |
| 1985 | 435 |
| 1986 | 448 |
| 1987 | 530 |
| 1988 | 522 |
| 1989 | 469 |
| 1990 | 489 |
| 1991 | 470 |
| 1992 | 512 |
| 1993 | 609 |
| 1994 | 874 |
| 1995 | 872 |
| 1996 | 749 |
| 1997 | 762 |
| 1998 | 715 |
| 1999 | 704 |
| 2000 | 759 |
| 2001 | 670 |
| 2002 | 657 |
| 2003 | 651 |
| 2004 | 486 |
| 2005 | 367 |
| 2006 | 331 |
| 2007 | 297 |
| 2008 | 329 |
| 2009 | 188 |
| 2010 | 285 |
| 2011 | 307 |
| 2012 | 337 |
| 2013 | 317 |
| 2014 | 256 |
| 2015 | 437 |
| 2016 | 419 |
| 2017 | 432 |
| 2018 | 373 |
| 2019 | 407 |
| 2020 | 430 |
| 2021 | 549 |
| 2022 | 510 |
| 2023 | 541 |
| 2024 | 592 |