Clayton

Clayton \clay-ton, cl-ayt-on\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Clayton is pronounced as KLEY-TahN ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Clayton: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Clayton?

Clayton is an English name of Old English origin. The name means clay settlement. From the words 'claeg' meaning clay ; 'tun' meaning town, settlement, homestead. The first name is derived from the surname and nickname, which was originally given to someone who lived in a settlement of clay ground, or else in various places in England so called. The first name has been used since the early 19th century, and chiefly in the USA. Clayton has 16 variant forms. Variant forms of Clayton comprise name Claiton origin, Claytan pronounciation, baby name Clayten, Claytin meaning, Claytun meaning of name, name Claytyn origin, name Cleighton origin, meaning of Cleytan, Cleyten definition, name Cleytin, baby name Cleyton, what does the name Cleytun mean, Cleytyn name, Clyton pronounciation, and Klayton name popularity. The short form Clay name variations is another English variant. Clayton is a classic favorite. At present it is still popular as a baby boy name, but not as as it was before. The name rose in popularity from the 1940s up to the 2000s. At the peak of its usage in 2000, 0.123% of baby boys were given the name Clayton. It had a ranking of #151 then. The baby name has fallen in popularity since then. In 2010, its usage was 0.066% and its ranking #252, however it was nonetheless the most popular out of all boy names in its family. In 2010, Clayton was 5 times more commonly used than the next ranked name, Clay name variations.

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

List of baby names that sound like Clayton:

the name baby name Claytan, the English nicknames for Clayten, the name Claytun name, the name Cleighton name popularity, the name Klayton name variations, the English nicknames for Caulton, the English what does the name Claydon mean, the English Claytin meaning and origin, the name nicknames for Claytyn, the Welsh Cledwyn pronounciation, the name meaning of Cleytan, the name Cleyten pronounciation, the name Cleytin name popularity, the name meaning of Cleyton, the name nicknames for Cleytun, the name Cleytyn meaning and origin, the name name Clyton origin, the English Colden pronounciation, the name name Collton meaning, and the name short names for Coltan.

The baby name Clayton fun facts:

The name Clayton in reverse order is "Notyalc".

The numerological value of the name Clayton is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Clayton?

Clayton is in the top names in USA.