Clay Popularity by Year
Follow Clay across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Clay birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 515 | #573 | Down 29 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 545 | #544 | Up 37 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 5 | #15,293 | Down 205 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 494 | #581 | Up 37 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 453 | #618 | Down 1 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 451 | #617 | Up 27 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 417 | #644 | Up 38 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 5 | #15,088 | Up 1,011 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 376 | #682 | Up 6 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 353 | #688 | Up 6 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 355 | #694 | Up 29 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 339 | #723 | Down 3 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 342 | #720 | Up 120 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 269 | #840 | Down 111 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 321 | #729 | Down 3 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 322 | #726 | Down 6 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 316 | #720 | Up 73 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 273 | #793 | Up 155 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 213 | #948 | Down 95 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 250 | #853 | Down 78 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 281 | #775 | Down 68 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 309 | #707 | Down 53 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 330 | #654 | Down 72 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 383 | #582 | Down 104 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 5 | #16,099 | Down 4,961 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 519 | #478 | Down 61 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 597 | #417 | Up 10 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 573 | #427 | Down 31 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 641 | #396 | Up 7 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 603 | #403 | Down 10 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 623 | #393 | Down 14 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 7 | #11,138 | Down 2,043 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 643 | #379 | Down 10 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 648 | #369 | Down 26 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 714 | #343 | Up 10 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 689 | #353 | Up 91 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 494 | #444 | Up 40 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 433 | #484 | Down 25 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 465 | #459 | Down 14 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 494 | #445 | Down 1 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 451 | #444 | Down 38 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 488 | #406 | Down 4 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 467 | #402 | Up 21 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 412 | #423 | Down 5 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 416 | #418 | Up 7 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 380 | #425 | Down 1 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 373 | #424 | Up 34 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 345 | #458 | Down 3 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 333 | #455 | Down 12 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 350 | #443 | Down 12 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 6 | #9,095 | Down 2,710 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 345 | #431 | Down 30 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 369 | #401 | Down 19 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 9 | #6,385 | Up 2,038 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 421 | #382 | Down 15 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 434 | #367 | Down 2 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 454 | #365 | Up 8 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 422 | #373 | Down 19 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 470 | #354 | Up 20 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 5 | #8,423 | Down 428 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 439 | #374 | Down 22 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 520 | #352 | Up 27 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 456 | #379 | Down 1 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 5 | #7,995 | Down 1,431 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 431 | #378 | Up 16 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 389 | #394 | Up 9 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 361 | #403 | Down 8 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 360 | #395 | Down 26 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 5 | #6,564 | Down 1,396 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 440 | #369 | Down 41 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 571 | #328 | Down 25 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 656 | #303 | Down 15 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 705 | #288 | Down 29 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 900 | #259 | Up 6 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 904 | #265 | Up 11 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 7 | #5,168 | Down 278 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 826 | #276 | Up 8 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 723 | #284 | Up 29 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 7 | #4,890 | Down 1,194 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 594 | #313 | Up 26 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 11 | #3,696 | Up 2,132 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 485 | #339 | Up 11 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 426 | #350 | Up 38 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 5 | #5,828 | Down 1,550 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 340 | #388 | Up 43 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 8 | #4,278 | Up 205 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 270 | #431 | Down 5 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 267 | #426 | Up 24 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 7 | #4,483 | Down 168 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 225 | #450 | Up 47 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 180 | #497 | Up 5 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 7 | #4,315 | Down 261 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 176 | #502 | Up 3 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 171 | #505 | Up 56 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 145 | #561 | Up 42 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 114 | #603 | Up 9 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 97 | #612 | Down 27 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 110 | #585 | Down 17 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 6 | #4,054 | Down 1,193 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 125 | #568 | Down 15 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 11 | #2,861 | Down 445 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 123 | #553 | Up 23 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 14 | #2,416 | Up 1,538 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 106 | #576 | Down 66 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 6 | #3,954 | Down 809 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 128 | #510 | Up 4 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 122 | #514 | Up 32 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 8 | #3,145 | Down 566 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 113 | #546 | Down 10 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 11 | #2,579 | Up 1,221 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 117 | #536 | Down 27 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 6 | #3,800 | Down 424 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 124 | #509 | Up 39 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 7 | #3,376 | Down 508 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 110 | #548 | Down 3 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 117 | #545 | Down 13 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 114 | #532 | Down 8 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 9 | #2,868 | Up 790 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 123 | #524 | Up 15 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 117 | #539 | Down 16 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 131 | #523 | Up 55 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 7 | #3,658 | Down 374 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 107 | #578 | Down 60 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 135 | #518 | Down 33 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 155 | #485 | Up 43 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 9 | #3,284 | Up 1,022 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 131 | #528 | Down 22 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 6 | #4,306 | Up 128 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 144 | #506 | Up 2 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 151 | #508 | Up 16 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 6 | #4,434 | Down 1,702 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 134 | #524 | Down 82 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 12 | #2,732 | Up 2,277 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 189 | #442 | Up 47 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 5 | #5,009 | Down 986 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 160 | #489 | Up 9 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 7 | #4,023 | Down 926 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 147 | #498 | Up 28 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 10 | #3,097 | Up 986 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 128 | #526 | Down 31 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 146 | #495 | Up 19 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 125 | #514 | Down 20 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 6 | #4,083 | Up 334 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 133 | #494 | Down 9 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 5 | #4,417 | Down 983 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 132 | #485 | Down 19 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 7 | #3,434 | Down 455 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 107 | #466 | Down 6 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 89 | #460 | Down 4 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 75 | #456 | Down 61 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 5 | #2,979 | Down 1,766 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 52 | #395 | Up 142 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 28 | #537 | Down 118 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 35 | #419 | Down 6 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 33 | #413 | Down 8 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 31 | #405 | Down 59 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 36 | #346 | Up 9 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 34 | #355 | Down 1 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 32 | #354 | Up 16 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 27 | #370 | Down 33 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 33 | #337 | Up 70 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 21 | #407 | Down 70 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 41 | #337 | Up 47 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 23 | #384 | Down 96 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 40 | #288 | Up 87 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 25 | #375 | Down 23 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 30 | #352 | Down 36 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 33 | #316 | Down 45 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 42 | #271 | Up 29 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 33 | #300 | Up 94 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 23 | #394 | Up 170 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 11 | #564 | Down 262 places |
| 1891 | Girls | 6 | #1,213 | — |
| 1890 | Boys | 32 | #302 | Up 20 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 29 | #322 | Up 2 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 31 | #324 | Up 16 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 23 | #340 | Down 19 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 28 | #321 | Up 101 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 18 | #422 | Down 116 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 32 | #306 | Up 25 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 25 | #331 | Up 106 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 17 | #437 | Down 105 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 24 | #332 | Up 71 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 18 | #403 | — |