Name profile
Clay
masculine
This reflects the first name on its own. The full-name report scores the complete combination separately.
Check it with a full name ↓English, from the Old English word 'clæg' (sticky earth), via a surname that became a given name; also used as a short form of Clayton.
Why it works
- English speakers will almost certainly pronounce it correctly on the first try
- spelling is short and predictable — rarely needs repeating
Popularity
Uncommon — #573 in the latest U.S. ranking.
Meaning and origin
Clay means A word name/transferred surname referring to the natural sticky earthen material used in pottery and building; as a given name it carries no meaning beyond this direct lexical/occupational sense (it is not a name with a separate abstract 'virtue' meaning).
Reflects a broader English-language pattern of surname and word names (nature/material/occupational words repurposed as given names) becoming personal names, distinct from names built on classical or religious naming traditions.
Documented origin: English, from the Old English word 'clæg' (sticky earth), via a surname that became a given name; also used as a short form of Clayton.
How it travels
English and Turkish are shown by default; German is included when it adds a meaningfully different reading.
Spelling stability: high — based on letter-pattern analysis, not a documented linguistic fact.
Popularity without panic
Uncommon — #573 in the latest U.S. ranking.
Still uncommon, but no longer unfamiliar.
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Real-world considerations
- Spelling note: Klay.