Clyde
A boys’ name of Scottish origin, meaning from the river Clyde.
Babies a year
344
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#743
down from #728
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
How Clyde has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #804 |
| 2016 | #795 |
| 2017 | #704 |
| 2018 | #729 |
| 2019 | #778 |
| 2020 | #715 |
| 2021 | #731 |
| 2022 | #688 |
| 2023 | #719 |
| 2024 | #728 |
| 2025 | #743 |
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Clyde. In the US, 344 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 3,068 in 1920.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Clyde was most common in 1905, when it went to 0.33% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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