Trend of the Popularity of Clay as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 545 male babies that were named Clay in the US, which was 0.03% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Clay peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1995 with a count of 714 babies, which was 0.04% of the total male babies born in the US in 1995.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Clay, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Clay.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Clay in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Clay in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Clay from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Clay as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	350	0.02
1981	333	0.02
1982	345	0.02
1983	373	0.02
1984	382	0.02
1985	416	0.02
1986	412	0.02
1987	466	0.03
1988	488	0.03
1989	451	0.02
1990	494	0.02
1991	465	0.02
1992	433	0.02
1993	494	0.03
1994	689	0.04
1995	714	0.04
1996	648	0.03
1997	643	0.03
1998	623	0.03
1999	603	0.03
2000	641	0.03
2001	573	0.03
2002	597	0.03
2003	519	0.03
2004	383	0.02
2005	330	0.02
2006	309	0.02
2007	281	0.01
2008	250	0.01
2009	213	0.01
2010	272	0.01
2011	316	0.02
2012	322	0.02
2013	321	0.02
2014	269	0.01
2015	342	0.02
2016	338	0.02
2017	355	0.02
2018	353	0.02
2019	376	0.02
2020	417	0.02
2021	451	0.03
2022	451	0.03
2023	492	0.03
2024	545	0.03