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Clay

boy name · English origin · 1 syllable

Meaning

from the earth material 'clay'; English surname and place name

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1990s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Clay peaked in the 1990s.

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