Clayton - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Clayton \c-lay-ton\ is pronounced KLAYT-'en. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "clay settlement". Place name and surname derived from Clay.

Clayton has 5 variant forms: Claiborne, Clay, Clayborne, Clayburn and Klayton.

Baby names that sound like Clayton are Claudon, Claudan, Colton, Collton, Coleton and Galton.

Clayton is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Clayton. Click here to compare Clayton with related baby names.