Clay is a boy's name of English origin meaning “plants may require more fertilizer.” In 2024 it was given to 545 boys in the United States.
Clay belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “plants may require more fertilizer” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Clay first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #259 in 1961, and in 2024 545 babies received the name — 39,736 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Clay means “plants may require more fertilizer” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Clay is a boy name. In 2024, 545 babies received the name in the US.
Clay comes from the English & American tradition.
Clay first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #259 in 1961, and 545 babies were given the name in 2024.
Clay is pronounced /kleɪ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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