Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Clayden through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 106
- 106 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Clayden’s family of names
In English usage, Clayden as a surname has a related form in CLAYDON.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Clayden, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Sladen
“mud”
>99% boys
Blaydon
“blue”
>99% boys
Cayton
“enclosure; settlement, town”
81% boys · 19% girls
Deason
Deason is a surname from Old English.
>99% boys
Broxton
“burial place”
>99% boys
Rushton
“rush, reed”
>99% boys
Crossley
“cross” · “woodland clearing”
>99% boys
Deighton
“ditch, trench, moat”
>99% boys