Clyde
Last seen for girls in 1977 at #7,567 · #742 for boys in 2025, 350 births
Given to boys 97.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1883 · 336 births
- Debut · boys
- 221 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 59 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 144,994since 1880
Clyde over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #742 | 350 | |
| 2024 | — | #728 | 362 | |
| 2023 | — | #721 | 368 | |
| 2022 | — | #684 | 395 | |
| 2021 | — | #731 | 352 | |
| 2020 | — | #715 | 348 | |
| 2019 | — | #779 | 299 | |
| 2018 | — | #729 | 328 | |
| 2017 | — | #704 | 350 | |
| 2016 | — | #794 | 298 | |
| 2015 | — | #802 | 288 | |
| 2014 | — | #806 | 285 | |
| 2013 | — | #999 | 196 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,155 | 158 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,159 | 154 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,267 | 137 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,257 | 140 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,224 | 143 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,246 | 141 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,289 | 129 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,257 | 125 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,144 | 137 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,248 | 116 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,223 | 112 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,171 | 117 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,015 | 144 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,086 | 123 | |
| 1998 | — | #921 | 154 | |
| 1997 | — | #966 | 136 | |
| 1996 | — | #962 | 133 | |
| 1995 | — | #827 | 168 | |
| 1994 | — | #872 | 152 | |
| 1993 | — | #776 | 184 | |
| 1992 | — | #734 | 199 | |
| 1991 | — | #745 | 187 | |
| 1990 | — | #641 | 250 | |
| 1989 | — | #653 | 235 | |
| 1988 | — | #639 | 223 | |
| 1987 | — | #622 | 215 | |
| 1986 | — | #571 | 241 | |
| 1985 | — | #524 | 277 | |
| 1984 | — | #494 | 291 | |
| 1983 | — | #496 | 289 | |
| 1982 | — | #485 | 309 | |
| 1981 | — | #443 | 346 | |
| 1980 | — | #420 | 386 | |
| 1979 | — | #435 | 340 | |
| 1978 | — | #416 | 353 | |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #411 | 367 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #394 | 386 |
| 1975 | — | #391 | 399 | |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #377 | 416 |
| 1973 | — | #344 | 492 | |
| 1972 | — | #349 | 487 | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #352 | 520 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #315 | 621 |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | #307 | 607 |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #301 | 626 |
| 1967 | — | #286 | 640 | |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | #288 | 666 |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | #269 | 770 |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #257 | 891 |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #240 | 1,008 |
| 1962 | — | #225 | 1,137 | |
| 1961 | #3,608 | 13 | #210 | 1,354 |
| 1960 | #3,512 | 13 | #206 | 1,372 |
| 1959 | #3,827 | 11 | #196 | 1,468 |
| 1958 | #3,232 | 14 | #183 | 1,552 |
| 1957 | #4,202 | 9 | #176 | 1,744 |
| 1956 | #3,493 | 12 | #175 | 1,716 |
| 1955 | #2,971 | 15 | #164 | 1,741 |
| 1954 | #3,157 | 13 | #161 | 1,777 |
| 1953 | #3,106 | 13 | #154 | 1,855 |
| 1952 | #2,200 | 22 | #143 | 2,014 |
| 1951 | #2,810 | 14 | #132 | 2,054 |
| 1950 | #2,535 | 16 | #136 | 1,985 |
| 1949 | #2,274 | 19 | #131 | 2,084 |
| 1948 | #2,255 | 19 | #131 | 2,073 |
| 1947 | #1,661 | 33 | #128 | 2,263 |
| 1946 | #2,024 | 21 | #122 | 2,065 |
| 1945 | #1,514 | 29 | #121 | 1,858 |
| 1944 | #1,698 | 24 | #111 | 2,081 |
| 1943 | #1,527 | 30 | #114 | 2,194 |
| 1942 | #1,592 | 27 | #109 | 2,206 |
| 1941 | #1,446 | 29 | #113 | 1,872 |
| 1940 | #1,635 | 23 | #102 | 2,014 |
| 1939 | #1,881 | 18 | #101 | 1,959 |
| 1938 | #1,111 | 42 | #97 | 2,130 |
| 1937 | #1,196 | 36 | #93 | 2,105 |
| 1936 | #1,096 | 41 | #89 | 2,153 |
| 1935 | #1,264 | 32 | #82 | 2,355 |
| 1934 | #1,133 | 39 | #84 | 2,323 |
| 1933 | #1,289 | 31 | #87 | 2,141 |
| 1932 | #998 | 50 | #82 | 2,319 |
| 1931 | #995 | 49 | #77 | 2,336 |
| 1930 | #889 | 66 | #76 | 2,631 |
| 1929 | #886 | 65 | #74 | 2,628 |
| 1928 | #831 | 75 | #74 | 2,713 |
| 1927 | #776 | 87 | #68 | 2,880 |
| 1926 | #879 | 71 | #67 | 2,873 |
| 1925 | #786 | 88 | #68 | 2,906 |
| 1924 | #804 | 86 | #69 | 3,006 |
| 1923 | #811 | 81 | #68 | 2,853 |
| 1922 | #725 | 100 | #67 | 3,007 |
| 1921 | #788 | 86 | #69 | 3,022 |
| 1920 | #739 | 95 | #68 | 3,069 |
| 1919 | #666 | 109 | #67 | 2,884 |
| 1918 | #688 | 109 | #67 | 2,917 |
| 1917 | #612 | 124 | #64 | 2,719 |
| 1916 | #630 | 116 | #62 | 2,707 |
| 1915 | #605 | 117 | #63 | 2,518 |
| 1914 | #577 | 96 | #63 | 1,954 |
| 1913 | #544 | 87 | #64 | 1,537 |
| 1912 | #648 | 59 | #65 | 1,314 |
| 1911 | #501 | 68 | #61 | 697 |
| 1910 | #550 | 55 | #57 | 617 |
| 1909 | #483 | 60 | #60 | 516 |
| 1908 | #527 | 48 | #59 | 511 |
| 1907 | #475 | 56 | #56 | 507 |
| 1906 | #428 | 64 | #55 | 457 |
| 1905 | #447 | 57 | #52 | 474 |
| 1904 | #437 | 55 | #51 | 457 |
| 1903 | #442 | 52 | #52 | 413 |
| 1902 | #440 | 50 | #60 | 382 |
| 1901 | #376 | 62 | #55 | 356 |
| 1900 | #417 | 65 | #56 | 451 |
| 1899 | #396 | 53 | #58 | 330 |
| 1898 | #448 | 46 | #58 | 383 |
| 1897 | #386 | 56 | #58 | 359 |
| 1896 | #403 | 50 | #58 | 372 |
| 1895 | #403 | 49 | #59 | 370 |
| 1894 | #446 | 39 | #56 | 386 |
| 1893 | #394 | 46 | #55 | 391 |
| 1892 | #396 | 45 | #56 | 390 |
| 1891 | #430 | 34 | #57 | 327 |
| 1890 | #366 | 47 | #64 | 317 |
| 1889 | #393 | 38 | #62 | 318 |
| 1888 | #425 | 34 | #60 | 344 |
| 1887 | #390 | 31 | #55 | 320 |
| 1886 | #476 | 21 | #62 | 307 |
| 1885 | #413 | 25 | #57 | 318 |
| 1884 | #425 | 22 | #56 | 345 |
| 1883 | #536 | 13 | #50 | 336 |
| 1882 | #418 | 19 | #62 | 293 |
| 1881 | #405 | 17 | #68 | 232 |
| 1880 | #466 | 13 | #72 | 221 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Clyde was already there! It came in at #72, and was given to 221 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1994–2012, when fewer than 170 boys a year got the name.
Where Clyde is popular in 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Louisiana#434 · 1 in 2,687
- North Carolina#465 · 1 in 3,917
- Tennessee#504 · 1 in 4,953
- Ohio#717 · 1 in 10,001
- Florida#778 · 1 in 8,588
Best ever in a state: #13 in Utah, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #434 | 10 | 1 in 2,687 |
| North Carolina | #465 | 12 | 1 in 3,917 |
| Tennessee | #504 | 7 | 1 in 4,953 |
| Ohio | #717 | 7 | 1 in 10,001 |
| Florida | #778 | 10 | 1 in 8,588 |
| Georgia | #826 | 6 | 1 in 8,364 |
| Illinois | #1,138 | 5 | 1 in 15,929 |
| California | #1,147 | 12 | 1 in 20,466 |
| Texas | #1,346 | 7 | 1 in 22,438 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Clyde
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 14 spots since 2024 (#728 → #742)
- 27 spots since 2020 (#715 → #742)
- 60 spots since 2015 (#802 → #742)
- Biggest jump: 193 spots in 2014 (#999 → #806)
- Biggest drop: 165 spots in 1999 (#921 → #1,086)
Rise & fade · boys
3 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1883 at #50 (336 births)
- Births halved by 1994, 111 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 59 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 59 yrs · run 1880–1938
- Top 1,000: 132 yrs · run 1880–1998
Share of babies · boys
1 in 279
- Highest: 1 in 279 boys born in 1905 were named Clyde (0.36%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,880 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #50 in 1883, was only 1 in 311 (0.32%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 20.0% of all boys named Clyde (28,957) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,034 | #50 (1883) | #60 |
| 1890s | 3,625 | #55 (1893) | #58 |
| 1900s | 4,524 | #51 (1904) | #56 |
| 1910s | 19,864 | #57 (1910) | #63 |
| 1920s | 28,957 | #67 (1922) | #69 |
| 1930s | 22,452 | #76 (1930) | #87 |
| 1940s | 20,710 | #102 (1940) | #118 |
| 1950s | 17,906 | #132 (1951) | #162 |
| 1960s | 9,071 | #206 (1960) | #259 |
| 1970s | 4,381 | #315 (1970) | #378 |
| 1980s | 2,812 | #420 (1980) | #535 |
| 1990s | 1,686 | #641 (1990) | #853 |
| 2000s | 1,304 | #1,015 (2000) | #1,207 |
| 2010s | 2,493 | #704 (2017) | #919 |
| 2020s | 2,175 | #684 (2022) | #720 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Clyde in 1997
boys
#966
136 births · 1 in 13,861 boys
Top boys' names in 1997
More about 1997
boys
1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 13,861 of them was named Clyde, which outranked 91.1% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Clyde
- #962Jessy137
- #962Kalvin137
- #962Markell137
- #966Clyde136
- #966Blaise136
- #966Darwin136
- #966Devontae136
- #972Cecil135
- #972Kenyon135
- #972Marcelo135
Tied with 5 names at #966; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.