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Clayborn
How to Pronounce Clayborn
Pronounced KLAY-born /ˈkleɪ.bɔːrn/Medium
Meaning: Clayborn comes from the English surname Claiborne, built from clay, describing the soil, and burna, an Old English word for stream or brook, so the name reads as clay stream.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Clayborn is recorded from 1909 onward, but its clearest high point arrives around 1971, well after the name's first appearance.
It has stayed a modest choice throughout, only a couple dozen boys a year even at its peak, with use continuing in small numbers all the way to 2015.
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What does the name Clayborn mean?
It comes from the surname Claiborne, built from clay, the soil, and burna, an Old English word for stream, meaning clay stream.
How do you pronounce Clayborn?
It's said KLAY-born /ˈkleɪ.bɔːrn/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Clayborn a boy or girl name?
Clayborn is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Clayborn?
It has stayed modest throughout, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its high point in the early nineteen-seventies.