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♂ Clay
What does Clay mean?
Clay 
as a boys' name is of Old English origin. Occupational or place name involving clay; short form of Clayton. Clay that occurs naturally in the earth was a valued natural resource in earlier times. Boxer Muhammad Ali was named Cassius Clay after a 19th-century abolitionist, American statesman Henry Clay. Also form of Clayborne.
STARTS WITH Cla-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, occupational, 19th century
Variations
VARIANT Klay
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Clay Kylian (C.K.), ..
How popular is Clay?
Clay is a very prominent first name for males (#464 out of 1220, Top 38%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#677 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Clay reached its highest rank of #328 in the U.S. during the years 1960-1969, and is at #687 presently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Clayton (#253 FROM RECENT DATA) and Klay (#1743) are the prominent alternative forms of Clay (#687). These relations of Clay were at the top of their popularity 2 decades ago (ADOPTION OF 0.2%) and are somewhat less popular today (ADOPTION 0.1%, ▼36%).
Similar Names
Clay is pronounced similarly to Cleo▼ and Cloy. Other recommended sound-alike names are Bay, Bray, Cai, Cal, Calan, Caley, Cam, Cap, Cary▼, Caw, Cayo, Caz, Chad▼, Chai, Chan, Chany, Chap, Chas▼, Chayo, Chaz▼, Cian, Claas, Claes, Clair▼, Clancy, Claney, Clare▼, Clarey, Clark▲, Claro, Clarry, Claud▼, Claus, Clayre, Cleary, Clem▼, Cloyd, Cluny, Coby▼, Cody▼, Colan, Colas, Colby▼, Coley, Cory▼, Coty▼, Coy▼, Cram, Crayn, Croy, Cully, Cy, Czar, Day, Dray, Fay▼, Gay, Gray, Jay▼, Kay▼, Ray▼, Shay, Tay, Way and Wray. These names tend to be less frequently used than Clay.
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