Boy
Clay
Clay is a boy's name, a solidly familiar choice, that has cooled since its 1990s peak, but is still chosen today.
EtymologyShort for Clayton
EtymologyMeaning "settlement on clay land"
Births by decade
1900s
323
1910s
1,038
1920s
1,508
1930s
1,236
1940s
1,332
1950s
4,379
1960s
5,734
1970s
4,355
1980s
4,022
1990s
5,811
2000s
4,098
2010s
2,526
Peaked in the 1990s · 36,362 total U.S. births since 1900