Klay
Klay is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Klay
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Klay is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Klay
Klay first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1958, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 103 births, good for #1,662 nationwide. About 35% of every Klay on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Klay ranks #1,964 for baby boys with 80 births, holding steady (+3%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Klay
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About the name Klay
Klay is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Klay's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,628. Use the chart and map above to compare Klay's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.