First Name CLAY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • CLAY is ranked as the 763rd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 54,638.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 17.14 people named CLAY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 48% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named CLAY is 29,302.
  • The SSA data also shows that CLAY is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names CLAY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 54,638 +/-1.5%
  • National Rank 763
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 17.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 29,302
  • National Rank 1,146
  • Percentile Rank 98.76%
  • Proportion/100k 9.19

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name CLAY is 78.4% White, 2.3% Hispanic origin, 15.1% Black, 1.9% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name CLAY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name CLAY is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name CLAY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.4% 63.9% 14.5%
Hispanic origin 2.3% 16.3% -14.0%
Black 15.1% 12.3% 2.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.9% 4.9% -3.0%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named CLAY is Texas where 7,512 people have this name.
  • Alabama is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named CLAY, as 47.14 in every 100,000 Alabamians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Alabama is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New York (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 15 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names CLAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,515 11.76 98.3% Indiana 1,181 17.91 97.8% Iowa 341 10.97 96.5% Kansas 963 33.18 96.8% Michigan 779 7.86 98.5% Minnesota 481 8.82 97.6% Missouri 1,396 46.63 98.0% Nebraska 342 18.16 94.0% North Dakota 225 30.45 90.2% Ohio 1,454 12.54 98.1% South Dakota 230 26.95 90.1% Wisconsin 383 6.65 97.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name CLAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,515 11.76 98.3%
Indiana 1,181 17.91 97.8%
Iowa 341 10.97 96.5%
Kansas 963 33.18 96.8%
Michigan 779 7.86 98.5%
Minnesota 481 8.82 97.6%
Missouri 1,396 46.63 98.0%
Nebraska 342 18.16 94.0%
North Dakota 225 30.45 90.2%
Ohio 1,454 12.54 98.1%
South Dakota 230 26.95 90.1%
Wisconsin 383 6.65 97.0%
West State Statistics First-Names CLAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 127 17.3 85.5% Arizona 1,125 16.72 97.2% California 3,785 9.76 99.1% Colorado 1,317 24.59 97.7% Hawaii 151 10.6 93.7% Idaho 601 36.78 95.6% Montana 314 30.66 92.8% Nevada 413 14.54 95.4% New Mexico 601 28.81 95.1% Oregon 716 18.03 96.7% Utah 1,342 45.59 97.6% Washington 985 13.95 98.3% Wyoming 252 43.1 91.5%

West States
State stats for the first name CLAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 127 17.3 85.5%
Arizona 1,125 16.72 97.2%
California 3,785 9.76 99.1%
Colorado 1,317 24.59 97.7%
Hawaii 151 10.6 93.7%
Idaho 601 36.78 95.6%
Montana 314 30.66 92.8%
Nevada 413 14.54 95.4%
New Mexico 601 28.81 95.1%
Oregon 716 18.03 96.7%
Utah 1,342 45.59 97.6%
Washington 985 13.95 98.3%
Wyoming 252 43.1 91.5%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names CLAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 173 4.8 93.6% Maine 112 8.42 87.3% Massachusetts 353 5.23 95.1% New Hampshire 93 7.04 87.8% New Jersey 459 5.13 96.3% New York 812 4.11 98.1% Pennsylvania 1,184 9.26 98.1% Rhode Island 46 4.32 83.0% Vermont 78 12.51 89.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name CLAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 173 4.8 93.6%
Maine 112 8.42 87.3%
Massachusetts 353 5.23 95.1%
New Hampshire 93 7.04 87.8%
New Jersey 459 5.13 96.3%
New York 812 4.11 98.1%
Pennsylvania 1,184 9.26 98.1%
Rhode Island 46 4.32 83.0%
Vermont 78 12.51 89.9%
South State Statistics First-Names CLAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 2,286 47.14 98.6% Arkansas 1,365 46 97.8% Delaware 128 13.69 95.4% Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 86.0% Florida 2,177 10.95 99.1% Georgia 4,154 41.14 99.2% Kentucky 1,614 36.57 97.8% Louisiana 2,063 44.37 98.4% Maryland 795 13.3 98.1% Mississippi 1,396 46.63 98.0% North Carolina 2,366 23.8 99.0% Oklahoma 1,667 42.99 98.0% South Carolina 1,493 30.89 98.1% Tennessee 2,813 42.95 98.8% Texas 7,512 27.87 99.5% Virginia 1,800 21.62 98.6% West Virginia 309 16.71 92.5%

South States
State stats for the first name CLAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 2,286 47.14 98.6%
Arkansas 1,365 46 97.8%
Delaware 128 13.69 95.4%
Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 86.0%
Florida 2,177 10.95 99.1%
Georgia 4,154 41.14 99.2%
Kentucky 1,614 36.57 97.8%
Louisiana 2,063 44.37 98.4%
Maryland 795 13.3 98.1%
Mississippi 1,396 46.63 98.0%
North Carolina 2,366 23.8 99.0%
Oklahoma 1,667 42.99 98.0%
South Carolina 1,493 30.89 98.1%
Tennessee 2,813 42.95 98.8%
Texas 7,512 27.87 99.5%
Virginia 1,800 21.62 98.6%
West Virginia 309 16.71 92.5%
 

Full Names with CLAY as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have CLAY as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named CLAY.

The most popular full name is CLAY Smith. 1.24% of all the people named CLAY have this family name.

There are 5733 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name CLAY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 CLAY Smith 1.24%
2 CLAY Johnson 0.87%
3 CLAY Williams 0.62%
4 CLAY Jones 0.51%
5 CLAY Wilson 0.49%
6 CLAY Miller 0.47%
7 CLAY Anderson 0.44%
8 CLAY Davis 0.44%
9 CLAY Campbell 0.42%
10 CLAY Brown 0.41%
11 CLAY Taylor 0.38%
12 CLAY Parker 0.35%
13 CLAY Thompson 0.35%
14 CLAY Martin 0.34%
15 CLAY Walker 0.34%
16 CLAY White 0.34%
17 CLAY Jackson 0.33%
18 CLAY Harris 0.31%
19 CLAY Carter 0.30%
20 CLAY Allen 0.29%