How Many People Are Named Clive?
An estimated 2,219 people in the United States have the first name Clive. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Clive peaked in popularity in 2016 with 85 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clive as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Clive paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,219
About 1 in 154,463 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
2016
85 births
Total Registered
3,279
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clive
Clive is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,279 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Clive as a male name
Ranked #2,056 in 2024
73 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (85 births)
Clive: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clive span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 690 babies were registered. While Clive is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Clive by Decade
How has Clive tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Clive by State
Birth registrations for Clive span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Oregon. On average, about 37 Clives were registered per state.
Clive + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clive as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Clive: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clive?
We estimate approximately 2,219 people named Clive are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 154,463 Americans share this first name.
Is Clive a common name?
Clive is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,279 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clive most popular?
Clive reached peak popularity in 2016, when 85 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clive is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clive a male name?
Clive is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clive Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clive Smith, Clive Johnson, Clive Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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