How Many People Are Named Clayton Fanning?
There are approximately 4 people named Clayton Fanning living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Clayton with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Fanning. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
4
1 in 85,688,585 Americans
Combination Rarity
Very Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Clayton: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Clayton. The peak year was 2000 with 2,577 births. The average person named Clayton today is 37 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Clayton
In the 2020 Census, the first name Clayton was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (84.38%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (6.16%) and Two or More Races (3.86%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Clayton in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Clayton rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Fanning Surname
The surname Fanning was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Fanning in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Clayton" has an estimated frequency of 0.0310% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Fanning" appears at a rate of 3.45 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Clayton are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 4 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Clayton Fanning: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Clayton Fanning?
We estimate approximately 4 people named Clayton Fanning are alive in the United States today. The first name Clayton is shared by 106,341 Americans, and the surname Fanning is shared by 11,832.
How rare is the name Clayton Fanning?
This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans. The first name Clayton is common and the surname Fanning is uncommon.
Is Clayton a male or female name?
Clayton is predominantly male, with 99.6% of bearers being male and 0.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 2000 and the average bearer today is 37 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Clayton?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Clayton was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (84.38%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (6.16%) and Two or More Races (3.86%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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