Clyde
Clyde is a given name. It may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Clyde
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Clyde is a given name. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Clyde
Clyde first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 221 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 3,069 Clydes were born — ranking #68 that year. As of 2026, Clyde ranks #720 for baby boys with 372 births, gradually rising (+11%). In total, more than 145K Clydes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Clyde
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Clyde Alwood (1895–1954), American college basketball player
- Clyde Alves , Canadian dancer, actor and singer
- Clyde Arbuckle (1903–1998), American historian
- Clyde Arwood (1901–1943), American man executed in Tennessee
- Clyde Ballard (born 1936), American businessman and former politician
- Clyde Barnhart (1895–1980), American baseball player
- Clyde Barfoot (1891–1971), American baseball player
- Clyde Barrow (1909–1934), of the infamous American criminal duo Bonnie and Clyde
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Names that sound like Clyde
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About the name Clyde
Clyde is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 145K births in the dataset. Clyde's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #50. Use the chart and map above to compare Clyde's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.