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Clay name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Clay ranks #573 in male records (515 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#573 · 515 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 30 male records (545 to 515); rank moved from #544 to #573.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 64 male records (451 to 515); rank moved from #617 to #573.
Peak year in available data
2024: 545 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Clay becoming more popular?

Clay's reported male count decreased by 30 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #544 to #573. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Clay. That is not a count of zero.

Clay in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for ClayFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.5450201620252020: 5 female records2024: 5 female records2016: 339 male records2017: 355 male records2018: 353 male records2019: 376 male records2020: 417 male records2021: 451 male records2022: 453 male records2023: 494 male records2024: 545 male records2025: 515 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025——515573
2024515,788545544
2023——494581
2022——453618
2021——451617
2020515,637417644
2019——376682
2018——353688
2017——355694
2016——339724

Questions about Clay’s popularity

How common is Clay in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Clay ranks #573 in male records (515 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Clay?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Clay only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

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