Clyde is a boy's name of English origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. Its exact origin is debated among name scholars. In 2024 it was given to 359 boys in the United States.
Clyde belongs to the English & American tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Clyde first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #50 in 1883, and in 2024 359 babies received the name — 144,635 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Clyde is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its English origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Clyde is a boy name. In 2024, 359 babies received the name in the US.
Clyde comes from the English & American tradition.
Clyde first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #50 in 1883, and 359 babies were given the name in 2024.
Clyde is pronounced /klʌɪd/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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