Recorded 1914–1949 Boys' name Peak 1914 25 births

Clim — boys' name

25 babies named Clim in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s101940s5
1910s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Clim was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

5 babies were named Clim in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clim

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Clim between 1914 and 1949, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clim currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clim performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Clim shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clim in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Clim at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

25

Since 1914

36 years of records

Peak year

1914

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1914

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1949

Clim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1914

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1914)
5
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
5 19491928192719191914 5

Clim by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
10 births that decade — 40% of Clim's all-time total
1910s101920s101940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clim?
25 babies have been named Clim since 1914. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1914 with 5 births.
When was Clim most popular?
Clim was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
How long has the name Clim been used?
Clim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 36 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Clim?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clifford, Clinton, Clifton, Clint, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1949 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.