How Many People Are Named Clyde?
An estimated 52,215 people in the United States have the first name Clyde. It is predominantly male (97.4%). The average bearer is 64 years old, and Clyde peaked in popularity in 1920 with 3,164 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clyde 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 Clyde paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Clyde is overwhelmingly male, 3,932 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
52,215
About 1 in 6,564 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
97.4% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1920
3,164 births
Total Registered
148,567
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clyde
Clyde is predominantly male (97.4%), though 3,932 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Clyde as a male name
Ranked #728 in 2024
359 male births in 2024
Peak: 1920 (3,069 births)
Clyde as a female name
Ranked #7,702 in 1977
7 female births in 1977
Peak: 1917 (124 births)
Clyde: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clyde span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 29,791 babies were registered. Clyde has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Clyde by Decade
How has Clyde 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,267 | 3,034 | 233 | |
| 1890s | 4,090 | 3,625 | 465 | |
| 1900s | 5,093 | 4,524 | 569 | |
| 1910s | 20,804 | 19,864 | 940 | |
| 1920s | 29,791 | 28,957 | 834 | |
| 1930s | 22,856 | 22,452 | 404 | |
| 1940s | 20,964 | 20,710 | 254 | |
| 1950s | 18,046 | 17,907 | 139 | |
| 1960s | 9,135 | 9,070 | 65 | |
| 1970s | 4,410 | 4,381 | 29 | |
| 1980s | 2,812 | 2,812 | 0 | |
| 1990s | 1,686 | 1,686 | 0 | |
| 2000s | 1,304 | 1,304 | 0 | |
| 2010s | 2,491 | 2,491 | 0 | |
| 2020s | 1,818 | 1,818 | 0 | |
Clyde by State
Birth registrations for Clyde span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Delaware, Rhode Island, Nevada. On average, about 2,568 Clydes were registered per state.
Clyde + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clyde as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Clyde: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clyde?
We estimate approximately 52,215 people named Clyde 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 6,564 Americans share this first name.
Is Clyde a common name?
Clyde is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 148,567 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clyde most popular?
Clyde reached peak popularity in 1920, when 3,164 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clyde is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clyde a male name?
Clyde is predominantly male. 97.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clyde Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clyde Smith, Clyde Johnson, Clyde 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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