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Clyde

Boy

Meaning of Clyde: Scottish: 'name of a river'

Clyde is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 756th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#756

350 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

148,926

First recorded 1880 · peak 1920

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 346 babies1982: 309 babies1983: 289 babies1984: 291 babies1985: 277 babies1986: 241 babies1987: 215 babies1988: 223 babies1989: 235 babies1990: 250 babies19901991: 187 babies1992: 199 babies1993: 184 babies1994: 152 babies1995: 168 babies1996: 133 babies1997: 136 babies1998: 154 babies1999: 123 babies2000: 144 babies20002001: 117 babies2002: 112 babies2003: 116 babies2004: 137 babies2005: 125 babies2006: 129 babies2007: 141 babies2008: 143 babies2009: 140 babies2010: 137 babies20102011: 154 babies2012: 158 babies2013: 196 babies2014: 285 babies2015: 288 babies2016: 298 babies2017: 350 babies2018: 328 babies2019: 299 babies2020: 348 babies20202021: 352 babies2022: 395 babies2023: 368 babies2024: 362 babies2025: 350 babies
US babies named Clyde per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 395.

Gender split

97% boys · 3% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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