Unisex name · since 1883
Clide
718 babies named Clide in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,329 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 718
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clide is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 718 have been recorded since 1883.
Clide has 718 recorded births among boys since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 1960.
- #6,329 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 718 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clide ranks #6,329 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 718 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,329 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 718
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clide's 718 recorded births place it above 86.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Clide's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Clide's full recorded timeline at 1927, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Clide popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1960
- Peak year (1919)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Clide popularity over time - girls
37 total births recorded since 1915 (Clide as girls' name)
Clide by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (249 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Clide's strongest decade.
249 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Clide births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1900s 38
1900s
38 births
- 1910s
1910s
185 births
- 1920s
1920s
249 births
- 1930s
1930s
136 births
- 1940s 41
1940s
41 births
- 1950s 59
1950s
59 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 249 births (35% of all-time use).
How Clide compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Clide's total volume
Clide by state
Where Clide concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 17 | 2.4% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
17 of 718 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Clide's data
- Clide's decade-level peak was the 1920s (249 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Clides (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Clide: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~77 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1883–1960 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Clide draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.