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Klay

Boy

Meaning of Klay: English: 'earth or clay worker'

Klay is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1867th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1162nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1867

84 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1162

24 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,616

First recorded 1958 · peak 2022

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 11 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 20 babies1988: 17 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 18 babies19901991: 19 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 10 babies1994: 29 babies1995: 24 babies1996: 20 babies1997: 23 babies1998: 22 babies1999: 20 babies2000: 28 babies20002001: 19 babies2002: 16 babies2003: 20 babies2004: 15 babies2005: 18 babies2006: 9 babies2007: 12 babies2008: 16 babies2009: 8 babies2010: 11 babies20102011: 23 babies2012: 20 babies2013: 29 babies2014: 30 babies2015: 64 babies2016: 98 babies2017: 76 babies2018: 90 babies2019: 91 babies2020: 93 babies20202021: 69 babies2022: 103 babies2023: 99 babies2024: 71 babies2025: 84 babies
US babies named Klay per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 103.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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