Fun Facts About the Name Klayton
- More than 3 thousand babies named Klayton: U.S. records list 3,015 babies given the name Klayton from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Klayton Mean?
Klayton is a later respelling of the English name Clayton, which means "clay settlement" or "settlement on clay ground." It comes from Old English clǣg, "clay," and tūn, "enclosure, settlement, town." The second element is the source of the common English place-name ending -ton.
Clayton began as a place name in England. Several villages and towns named Clayton were recorded in different counties, and the surname Clayton was taken from one or more of them. Klayton keeps the same pronunciation and meaning as Clayton; its K and y are later spelling choices rather than Old English forms, since the Old English word began with c.
Klayton Name History & Origins
Clayton is an English habitational name taken from places named Clayton in England. The place-name elements are Old English clǣg and tūn; over time, the spelling settled as Clayton. Places with the name include Clayton in West Sussex, Clayton in West Yorkshire, and Clayton-le-Moors in Lancashire. The surname Clayton developed from these places and was established in England by the later Middle Ages.
As a first name, Clayton was adopted from the surname in the English-speaking world. Klayton is a later variant spelling that uses K for the initial /k/ sound and y for the vowel in the first syllable. It shares the history and derivation of Clayton rather than coming from a separate source.
How Popular is the Name Klayton?
Klayton has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2018. Its best rank was #1,403 in 2018.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,800 | 89 | 0.0052% |
| 2024 | #1,884 | 85 | 0.0050% |
| 2023 | #1,853 | 86 | 0.0050% |
| 2022 | #1,669 | 103 | 0.0059% |
| 2021 | #1,680 | 98 | 0.0056% |
| 2020 | #1,970 | 73 | 0.0042% |
| 2019 | #1,444 | 121 | 0.0067% |
| 2018 | #1,403 | 125 | 0.0069% |
| 2017 | #1,429 | 121 | 0.0065% |
| 2016 | #1,543 | 108 | 0.0057% |
| 2015 | #1,583 | 102 | 0.0053% |
| 2014 | #1,989 | 72 | 0.0037% |
| 2013 | #1,596 | 97 | 0.0051% |
| 2012 | #1,823 | 81 | 0.0043% |
| 2011 | #1,663 | 91 | 0.0048% |
| 2010 | #1,823 | 80 | 0.0042% |
| 2009 | #1,917 | 75 | 0.0038% |
| 2008 | #2,172 | 62 | 0.0030% |
| 2007 | #1,841 | 79 | 0.0038% |
| 2006 | #2,301 | 55 | 0.0027% |
| 2005 | #1,578 | 88 | 0.0044% |
| 2004 | #1,922 | 64 | 0.0032% |
| 2003 | #1,695 | 73 | 0.0037% |
| 2002 | #1,716 | 68 | 0.0035% |
| 2001 | #1,923 | 57 | 0.0029% |
| 2000 | #1,570 | 76 | 0.0039% |
| 1999 | #1,729 | 60 | 0.0031% |
| 1998 | #1,579 | 67 | 0.0035% |
| 1997 | #1,684 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 1996 | #1,860 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 1995 | #1,854 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 1994 | #1,624 | 57 | 0.0030% |
| 1993 | #2,486 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1992 | #2,113 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1991 | #1,938 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 1990 | #1,889 | 41 | 0.0020% |
| 1989 | #2,089 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 1988 | #2,276 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1987 | #2,038 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1986 | #3,777 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #2,469 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1984 | #1,866 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1983 | #1,932 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1982 | #2,653 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1981 | #4,759 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #3,524 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #3,704 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #4,018 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #4,405 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #4,700 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #4,137 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #2,881 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #4,309 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #5,114 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #3,841 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #4,247 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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