Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Klayton isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Klayton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,015
- 3,015 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 125 babies
- 2025
- 89
- #1,800 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 89 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,800 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 125 in 2018. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,108 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Klayton’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Klayton, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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