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Name Clayton

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clay settlement

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About the name Clayton in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	English
Short forms:	Clay
Topics:	Asteroid 4564 Clayton, discovered 1981
US 2021 rank:	#278 ... 276:Jorge, 277:Tobias, 278:Clayton, 279:Emerson, 280:Damien ... Full US 2021 list
Similarly written:	Layton, Cayson, Clifton, Clinton, Dayton, Payton, Payton Details

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About Clayton, the group of names with the same origin as Clayton

Meaning/translation:	clay settlement
Language of origin:	Old English
Info about origin:	from a family name derived from a place name with the meaning clay settlement
	used as a given since around the 19th century, mostly in the US
Words:	claeg = the clay Old English
	tun = the town, the settlement, the homestead Old English
Topics:	Family name, Geographic name
Variants' top ranks:	147:Clayton USA 1997, 343:Clay USA 1995

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Popularity lists that contain the name Clayton

Series	Graph	Rankings
USA decades	Graph	1990-1999 167, 1980-1989 167
USA yearly	Graph	2022 286, 2021 278, 2020 288, 2019 274, 2018 253, 2017 250, 2016 266, 2015 248, 2014 271, 2013 258, 2012 261, 2011 258, 2010 252, 2009 272, 2008 234, 2007 247, 2006 225, 2005 216, 2004 198, 2003 182, 2002 178, 2001 162, 2000 151, 1999 157, 1998 150, 1997 147, 1996 149, 1995 151, 1994 149, 1993 159