Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Clay

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Clay
Creator: Social Security Administration

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1960

Peak rank proxy

904

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19602024

Peak year

1960

Decline from peak

39.7%

2024

545

All-time

39,736

Clay is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1960, when 904 boys were named Clay.

In 2024, only 545 boys were given the name.

All told, about 39,736 Americans have been named Clay and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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