Clayton

Derived from Old English clǣg and tūn, the name originated as a placename describing a settlement built on clay soil. It transitioned into an English given name by the eighteenth century, frequently keeping a maternal surname alive in legal registries. American birth records show regular appearances from 1880 onward, spending a century as a modest regional staple before climbing nationwide around the turn of the millennium.

The name reads as someone who parks near the edge of a gravel lot to avoid door dings. Because the name reached its peak in 2000, an average Clayton is thirty-six years old. Living bearers divide evenly between Millennials and Generation Z, with twenty-eight percent belonging to each cohort. A Clayton tends to be pictured with a folding knife used primarily to break down cardboard boxes.