How Many People Are Named Clayborn?
An estimated 365 people in the United States have the first name Clayborn. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Clayborn peaked in popularity in 1971 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clayborn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Clayborn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
365
About 1 in 939,053 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1971
21 births
Total Registered
736
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clayborn
Clayborn is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 736 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Clayborn as a male name
Ranked #12,425 in 2015
5 male births in 2015
Peak: 1971 (21 births)
Clayborn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clayborn span from the 1900s to the 2010s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 114 babies were registered. Clayborn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Clayborn by Decade
How has Clayborn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Clayborn by State
Clayborn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clayborn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Clayborn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clayborn?
We estimate approximately 365 people named Clayborn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 939,053 Americans share this first name.
Is Clayborn a common name?
Clayborn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 736 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clayborn most popular?
Clayborn reached peak popularity in 1971, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clayborn is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clayborn a male name?
Clayborn is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clayborn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clayborn Smith, Clayborn Johnson, Clayborn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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