UK boy's name
Claye
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2021. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Claye is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Claye popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2021 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4789, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2018, with 3 births.
This profile covers 6 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2018 to 2021. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 6 living people in the UK are called Claye. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2022 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Claye ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales in 2021, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2018, when 3 boys were registered as Claye.
- • About 6 living people in the UK are estimated to have Claye as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4789
2021
Births in 2021
3
Latest year
Peak year
2018
3 births
Estimated living
6
2026
Popularity
Claye over time
The chart below shows babies named Claye registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2018 to 2021. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Claye, the clearest high point is 2018. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2021, compared with 3 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Claye by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Claye was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4789 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | #4749 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Claye
- Charlie 104,761
- Callum 65,796
- Connor 53,072
- Cameron 40,394
- Charles 33,091
- Christopher 26,849
- Caleb 15,553
- Corey 12,622
- Carter 11,505
- Cody 11,075
- Conor 10,298
- Christian 9,695
FAQ
Claye: questions and answers
How popular is the name Claye in the UK right now?
In 2021, Claye was ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Claye most popular?
The peak year on record was 2018, with 3 babies registered as Claye in England and Wales.
How many people are called Claye in the UK?
A total of 6 babies have been registered as Claye across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.