Is Clyde a boy or girl name?
Clyde is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 359 boys were named Clyde, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.6% of the 148,567 US babies named Clyde were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #728
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Clyde since 1880
- 148,567
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 3,164 babies
Boys and girls named Clyde, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,034 | 233 | 7.1% |
| 1890s | 3,625 | 465 | 11.4% |
| 1900s | 4,524 | 569 | 11.2% |
| 1910s | 19,864 | 940 | 4.5% |
| 1920s | 28,957 | 834 | 2.8% |
| 1930s | 22,452 | 404 | 1.8% |
| 1940s | 20,710 | 254 | 1.2% |
| 1950s | 17,907 | 139 | 0.8% |
| 1960s | 9,070 | 65 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 4,381 | 29 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 2,812 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,686 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,304 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,491 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,818 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 359 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 367 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 393 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 352 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 347 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 299 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 328 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 349 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 298 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 288 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 285 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 196 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 158 | #1,155 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 153 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 137 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 140 | #1,257 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 143 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 141 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 129 | #1,291 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 125 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 137 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 116 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 112 | #1,225 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 117 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 144 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 123 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 154 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 136 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 133 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 168 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 152 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 184 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 199 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 187 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 250 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 235 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 223 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 215 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 241 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 277 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 291 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 289 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 309 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 346 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 386 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 340 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 353 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 367 | #411 | 7 | #7,702 |
| 1976 | 386 | #394 | 5 | #9,575 |
| 1975 | 399 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 416 | #377 | 6 | #7,871 |
| 1973 | 492 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 487 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 520 | #353 | 5 | #8,561 |
| 1970 | 621 | #315 | 6 | #7,218 |
| 1969 | 607 | #307 | 8 | #5,537 |
| 1968 | 626 | #301 | 6 | #6,380 |
| 1967 | 640 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 666 | #288 | 5 | #6,750 |
| 1965 | 769 | #269 | 8 | #4,902 |
| 1964 | 891 | #257 | 6 | #6,128 |
| 1963 | 1,007 | #240 | 6 | #6,004 |
| 1962 | 1,138 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 1,354 | #210 | 13 | #3,629 |
| 1960 | 1,372 | #206 | 13 | #3,537 |
| 1959 | 1,467 | #196 | 11 | #3,861 |
| 1958 | 1,554 | #183 | 14 | #3,252 |
| 1957 | 1,744 | #176 | 9 | #4,265 |
| 1956 | 1,715 | #175 | 12 | #3,527 |
| 1955 | 1,742 | #164 | 15 | #3,001 |
| 1954 | 1,777 | #161 | 13 | #3,190 |
| 1953 | 1,855 | #154 | 13 | #3,137 |
| 1952 | 2,014 | #143 | 22 | #2,214 |
| 1951 | 2,054 | #132 | 14 | #2,830 |
| 1950 | 1,985 | #136 | 16 | #2,567 |
| 1949 | 2,084 | #131 | 19 | #2,282 |
| 1948 | 2,073 | #131 | 19 | #2,268 |
| 1947 | 2,263 | #128 | 33 | #1,665 |
| 1946 | 2,065 | #122 | 21 | #2,041 |
| 1945 | 1,858 | #121 | 29 | #1,520 |
| 1944 | 2,081 | #111 | 24 | #1,707 |
| 1943 | 2,195 | #114 | 30 | #1,535 |
| 1942 | 2,205 | #109 | 27 | #1,597 |
| 1941 | 1,872 | #113 | 29 | #1,449 |
| 1940 | 2,014 | #102 | 23 | #1,643 |
| 1939 | 1,959 | #101 | 18 | #1,894 |
| 1938 | 2,130 | #97 | 42 | #1,113 |
| 1937 | 2,105 | #93 | 36 | #1,201 |
| 1936 | 2,153 | #89 | 41 | #1,099 |
| 1935 | 2,355 | #82 | 32 | #1,273 |
| 1934 | 2,323 | #84 | 39 | #1,134 |
| 1933 | 2,141 | #87 | 31 | #1,291 |
| 1932 | 2,319 | #82 | 50 | #998 |
| 1931 | 2,336 | #77 | 49 | #1,000 |
| 1930 | 2,631 | #76 | 66 | #890 |
| 1929 | 2,628 | #74 | 65 | #886 |
| 1928 | 2,714 | #74 | 75 | #831 |
| 1927 | 2,879 | #68 | 87 | #777 |
| 1926 | 2,873 | #67 | 71 | #881 |
| 1925 | 2,906 | #68 | 88 | #788 |
| 1924 | 3,006 | #69 | 86 | #804 |
| 1923 | 2,853 | #68 | 81 | #813 |
| 1922 | 3,007 | #67 | 100 | #726 |
| 1921 | 3,022 | #69 | 86 | #788 |
| 1920 | 3,069 | #68 | 95 | #741 |
| 1919 | 2,884 | #67 | 109 | #667 |
| 1918 | 2,917 | #67 | 109 | #688 |
| 1917 | 2,719 | #64 | 124 | #613 |
| 1916 | 2,707 | #62 | 116 | #630 |
| 1915 | 2,518 | #63 | 117 | #605 |
| 1914 | 1,954 | #63 | 96 | #577 |
| 1913 | 1,537 | #64 | 87 | #545 |
| 1912 | 1,314 | #65 | 59 | #650 |
| 1911 | 697 | #61 | 68 | #501 |
| 1910 | 617 | #57 | 55 | #552 |
| 1909 | 516 | #60 | 60 | #483 |
| 1908 | 511 | #59 | 48 | #527 |
| 1907 | 507 | #56 | 56 | #476 |
| 1906 | 457 | #55 | 64 | #428 |
| 1905 | 474 | #52 | 57 | #448 |
| 1904 | 457 | #51 | 55 | #437 |
| 1903 | 413 | #52 | 52 | #442 |
| 1902 | 382 | #60 | 50 | #441 |
| 1901 | 356 | #55 | 62 | #376 |
| 1900 | 451 | #56 | 65 | #419 |
| 1899 | 330 | #58 | 53 | #399 |
| 1898 | 383 | #58 | 46 | #450 |
| 1897 | 359 | #58 | 56 | #386 |
| 1896 | 372 | #58 | 50 | #404 |
| 1895 | 370 | #59 | 49 | #403 |
| 1894 | 386 | #56 | 39 | #446 |
| 1893 | 391 | #55 | 46 | #396 |
| 1892 | 390 | #56 | 45 | #396 |
| 1891 | 327 | #58 | 34 | #433 |
| 1890 | 317 | #64 | 47 | #366 |
| 1889 | 318 | #62 | 38 | #393 |
| 1888 | 344 | #60 | 34 | #425 |
| 1887 | 320 | #55 | 31 | #391 |
| 1886 | 307 | #62 | 21 | #480 |
| 1885 | 318 | #57 | 25 | #415 |
| 1884 | 345 | #56 | 22 | #428 |
| 1883 | 336 | #50 | 13 | #545 |
| 1882 | 293 | #62 | 19 | #419 |
| 1881 | 232 | #68 | 17 | #406 |
| 1880 | 221 | #72 | 13 | #473 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Clyde reached #50 in 1883. As a girl name, it reached #366 in 1890. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Clyde
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.