Clyde Boy
How popular is Clyde?
#742 boy name in 2025
350 baby boys were named Clyde in the US in 2025, making it the 742nd most popular boy name.
Clyde popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #742 for boys (▼ 14 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 350 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+22% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #802 in 2015, #715 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1920 (3,069 boys) |
| Highest rank | #50 in 1883 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Clyde counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Clyde family of names ranked #685 for boys in 2025 (#660 the year before), with 369 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clyde | 350 | 95% |
| Klyde | 19 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Clyde is most popular
Babies named Clyde per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Montana: 0.7 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- South Dakota: 0.5 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Utah: 0.5 per 1,000 (51 boys)
- Missouri: 0.5 per 1,000 (67 boys)
- Oregon: 0.4 per 1,000 (33 boys)
Clyde by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,034 | #50 |
| 1890s | 3,625 | #55 |
| 1900s | 4,524 | #51 |
| 1910s | 19,864 | #57 |
| 1920s | 28,957 | #67 |
| 1930s | 22,452 | #76 |
| 1940s | 20,710 | #102 |
| 1950s | 17,906 | #132 |
| 1960s | 9,071 | #206 |
| 1970s | 4,381 | #315 |
| 1980s | 2,812 | #420 |
| 1990s | 1,686 | #639 |
| 2000s | 1,304 | #1,013 |
| 2010s | 2,493 | #704 |
| 2020s | 2,175 | #684 |
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Questions
- Is Clyde a boy or girl name?
- Clyde is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Clyde were boys.
- How popular is the name Clyde?
- 350 baby boys were named Clyde in the US in 2025, making it the 742nd most popular boy name.
- When was Clyde most popular?
- Clyde peaked in 1920, when 3,069 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #50 in 1883.
- How many people are named Clyde?
- 148,926 babies have been named Clyde in the US since 1880. We estimate about 48,403 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 69.
- Where is Clyde most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Clyde was most common in Montana, at 0.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.