Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Clyde

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1920

Peak rank proxy

3,069

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19202024

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

88.3%

2024

359

All-time

144,635

Clyde 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 1920, when 3,069 boys were named Clyde.

In 2024, only 359 boys were given the name.

Down 88.3% from its peak.

All told, about 144,635 Americans have been named Clyde and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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