What does Clay mean?

Clay means "clay; clay settlement"

How do we pronounce Clay?

Clay \clay, cl-ay\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Clay is pronounced as KLey- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Clay: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"

What is the origin of Clay?

Clay is an English name of English and Old English origin. English origin: From the words 'clay' ; 'claeg' meaning clay. The first name is derived from the surname. The surname could have been given to someone who lived near a clay ground, or else it could be from a job title for someone who worked with clay. In addition, Clay is a contraction of the English name name Clayton meaning. The name name Clae origin, the name Clai meaning, the English Claye pronounciation, the name Klay meaning and origin, and the name name Klee origin are derivatives of Clay. Clay is a classic favorite. Today it is still somewhat popular as a baby boy name, but not to the degree it was previously. The name jumped in popularity from the 1940s up to the 1960s. At the height of its usage in 1960, 0.042% of baby boys were given the name Clay. It was #263 in rank then. The baby name has seen a decline in frequency since then. In 2010, its usage was 0.013% and its ranking #801. Within the family of boy names directly linked to Clay, name Clayton was the most regularly used. In 2010, it was 5 times more commonly used than Clay.

A famous person named Clay is Clay Aiken, Talent Show Contestant, born Clayton Holmes Grissom 30 November 1978, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Clay:

the English name Claye, the name name Klay origin, the English Cael definition, the name meaning of Caele, the name Caell meaning and origin, the name Cahyl meaning, the name name Cail, the name name Caile meaning, the name Caill name, the English, Scottish, Latin, and Irish nicknames for Cal, the English baby name Cale, the name what does the name Calle mean, the name Cayl name popularity, the name Cayle meaning and origin, the name baby name Clai, the name Cli name popularity, the name Cloi name, the name short names for Cloy, the name Cloye meaning and origin, and the name Clu name.

The baby name Clay fun facts:

The name Clay in reverse order is "Yalc".

The numerological value of the name Clay is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Clay?

Clay is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames