The baby name Clayton appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 2000 with 3,010 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Clayton has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 153 |
| 1911 | 194 |
| 1912 | 327 |
| 1913 | 404 |
| 1914 | 649 |
| 1915 | 819 |
| 1916 | 946 |
| 1917 | 7 |
| 1917 | 937 |
| 1918 | 1,128 |
| 1919 | 1,166 |
| 1920 | 1,261 |
| 1921 | 1,222 |
| 1922 | 1,236 |
| 1923 | 1,293 |
| 1924 | 1,314 |
| 1925 | 1,200 |
| 1926 | 1,232 |
| 1927 | 1,144 |
| 1928 | 1,038 |
| 1929 | 1,165 |
| 1930 | 1,090 |
| 1931 | 1,025 |
| 1932 | 969 |
| 1933 | 825 |
| 1934 | 853 |
| 1935 | 896 |
| 1936 | 874 |
| 1937 | 894 |
| 1938 | 706 |
| 1939 | 814 |
| 1940 | 732 |
| 1941 | 868 |
| 1942 | 984 |
| 1943 | 1,010 |
| 1944 | 850 |
| 1945 | 778 |
| 1946 | 918 |
| 1947 | 1,063 |
| 1948 | 967 |
| 1949 | 1,020 |
| 1950 | 1,025 |
| 1951 | 1,014 |
| 1952 | 1,119 |
| 1953 | 1,301 |
| 1954 | 1,048 |
| 1955 | 1,329 |
| 1956 | 1,351 |
| 1957 | 1,335 |
| 1958 | 1,443 |
| 1959 | 1,487 |
| 1960 | 1,602 |
| 1961 | 1,404 |
| 1962 | 1,190 |
| 1963 | 1,401 |
| 1964 | 1,232 |
| 1965 | 1,174 |
| 1966 | 977 |
| 1967 | 938 |
| 1968 | 953 |
| 1969 | 1,009 |
| 1970 | 934 |
| 1971 | 1,118 |
| 1972 | 1,071 |
| 1973 | 1,285 |
| 1974 | 1,260 |
| 1975 | 1,376 |
| 1976 | 1,503 |
| 1977 | 1,503 |
| 1978 | 1,295 |
| 1979 | 1,427 |
| 1980 | 1,629 |
| 1981 | 1,525 |
| 1982 | 1,947 |
| 1983 | 1,993 |
| 1984 | 2,038 |
| 1985 | 1,931 |
| 1986 | 2,175 |
| 1987 | 1,973 |
| 1988 | 2,178 |
| 1989 | 2,226 |
| 1990 | 2,225 |
| 1991 | 1,990 |
| 1992 | 2,338 |
| 1993 | 2,452 |
| 1994 | 2,958 |
| 1995 | 2,859 |
| 1996 | 2,736 |
| 1997 | 2,745 |
| 1998 | 2,725 |
| 1999 | 2,823 |
| 2000 | 3,010 |
| 2001 | 2,776 |
| 2002 | 2,473 |
| 2003 | 2,567 |
| 2004 | 12 |
| 2004 | 2,376 |
| 2005 | 2,151 |
| 2006 | 2,046 |
| 2007 | 1,792 |
| 2008 | 1,989 |
| 2009 | 1,537 |
| 2010 | 1,655 |
| 2011 | 1,680 |
| 2012 | 1,774 |
| 2013 | 1,687 |
| 2014 | 1,540 |
| 2015 | 2,010 |
| 2016 | 1,854 |
| 2017 | 1,937 |
| 2018 | 1,840 |
| 2019 | 1,674 |
| 2020 | 1,333 |
| 2021 | 1,479 |
| 2022 | 1,408 |
| 2023 | 1,220 |
| 2024 | 1,194 |