How Many People Are Named Clyde?
people named Clyde are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 7,339 people in the US has this name
Based on 148,926 babies named Clyde in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,164 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of the River Clyde in Scotland, which is of unknown origin. It became a common given name in America in the middle of the 19th century, perhaps in honour of Sir Colin Campbell (1792-1863) who was given the title Baron Clyde in 1858.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Clyde, 1% were girls and 99% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1880s: 7.1% of the babies were girls then and 0% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Clyde alive today is about 60 years old, and 65% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 50 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Clyde first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1920, to 3,164 babies. In 2025, 350 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Clyde never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #50, in 1883, and it was in the top 100 for 59 years, 1880 to 1938. In 2025 it ranked #743.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #743 |
| Best rank | #50 (1883) |
| Years in the top 100 | 59 (1880 to 1938) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #68 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Clyde alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Clyde were born in Texas than in any other state: about 3,382 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Clyde was given 2.3 times as often in North Carolina, 2.1 times in Tennessee and 2 times in Hawaii.
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