Masculine dossier · first seen 1885

Clive

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Clive
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1885Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

14.1%

2024

All-time

3,279

Clive has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2016, when 85 boys were named Clive.

In 2024, only 73 boys were given the name.

Down 14.1% from its peak.

All told, about 3,279 Americans have been named Clive and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1885.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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