NameTides

Klay

Klay was the #1,867 boys' name in the US in 2025 (84 babies), and #2,269 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Klay as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Klay as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandIrelandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Klay as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,867 (84)#2,269 (10)#400 (8)—#577 (5)#2,789 (6)
2024#2,098 (71)#1,162 (24)#619 (4)——#1,909 (10)
2023#1,701 (99)#1,309 (20)————
2022#1,665 (103)#1,029 (28)#425 (7)——#2,810 (5)
2021#2,096 (69)#907 (33)#477 (6)——#1,342 (15)
2020#1,685 (93)#829 (36)#711 (3)—#637 (4)#1,454 (13)
2019#1,723 (91)#974 (29)#701 (3)——#1,448 (13)
2018#1,724 (90)#731 (46)#472 (6)——#1,572 (11)
2017#1,897 (76)#730 (47)#352 (10)#415 (3)—#2,198 (7)
2016#1,628 (98)#774 (42)#707 (3)——#1,423 (13)
2015#2,145 (64)#927 (32)#426 (7)———
2014#3,532 (30)#825 (37)————
2013#3,582 (29)#1,183 (21)————
2012#4,686 (20)#3,416 (5)————
2011#4,221 (23)#2,613 (7)————

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #1,665.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1958.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 27,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,500uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,700uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Klay is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 20,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 13,000 to 1 in 31,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Klay by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,998CAUtah: #703UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #869MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Klay (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KlayCanadaBoys#2,7896
KlayEngland & WalesBoys#2,26910
KlayIrelandBoys#5775
KlayNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KlayScotlandBoys#4008
KlayUSBoys#1,86784