Klayton Boy
How popular is Klayton?
#1,793 boy name in 2025
89 baby boys were named Klayton in the US in 2025, making it the 1793rd most popular boy name.
Klayton popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,793 for boys (▲ 85 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 89 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-13% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,581 in 2015, #1,962 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2018 (125 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,401 in 2018 |
| First recorded | 1958 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Klayton counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Clayton family of names ranked #282 for boys in 2025 (#293 the year before), with 1,235 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton | 1,130 | 91% |
| Klayton | 89 | 7% |
| Clayten | 10 | 1% |
| Klayten | 6 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Klayton is most popular
Babies named Klayton per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Missouri: 0.2 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- Iowa: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Indiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (56 boys)
Klayton by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | #3,943 |
| 1960s | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1970s | 68 | #2,797 |
| 1980s | 220 | #1,841 |
| 1990s | 487 | #1,571 |
| 2000s | 697 | #1,560 |
| 2010s | 998 | #1,401 |
| 2020s | 534 | #1,665 |
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Questions
- Is Klayton a boy or girl name?
- Klayton is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Klayton were boys.
- How popular is the name Klayton?
- 89 baby boys were named Klayton in the US in 2025, making it the 1793rd most popular boy name.
- When was Klayton most popular?
- Klayton peaked in 2018, when 125 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,401 in 2018.
- How many people are named Klayton?
- 3,015 babies have been named Klayton in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,962 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Klayton most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Klayton was most common in Missouri, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.