Boys' name · since 1885
Clive
3,336 babies named Clive in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,359 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,394 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,336
- born since 1885
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Clive is the #2394 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,336 recorded since 1885.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clive has been recorded 3,336 times among boys since 1885, currently ranked #2394 nationally and more common than 83% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #2,359 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,394 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,336 born since 1885
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clive ranks #2,359 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,394 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,336 born since 1885, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,359 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,394 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,336
- born since 1885
- 2010s
- peak decade
Clive's 3,336 recorded births place it above 94.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Clive compares
3,336 Top 16% higher than 84% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Clive's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Clive | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,336 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 34 | 22,252 |
Clive's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Clive's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 85, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Clive popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Clive by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (690 births, 21% of the file).
2010s was Clive's strongest decade.
690 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Clive births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 40
1890s
40 births
- 1900s 35
1900s
35 births
- 1910s 190
1910s
190 births
- 1920s 270
1920s
270 births
- 1930s
1930s
371 births
- 1940s 265
1940s
265 births
- 1950s 220
1950s
220 births
- 1960s 142
1960s
142 births
- 1970s 100
1970s
100 births
- 1980s 155
1980s
155 births
- 1990s 200
1990s
200 births
- 2000s
2000s
289 births
- 2010s
2010s
690 births
- 2020s
2020s
364 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 690 births (21% of all-time use).
How Clive 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 Clive's total volume
Clive by state
Where Clive concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 244 | 7.3% |
| #2 | California | | 185 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 83 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Washington | | 27 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 24 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 16 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Utah | | 12 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 10 | 0.3% |
244 of 3,336 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Clive appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Clive's data
- Clive's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (690 total births) through the 2020s (364) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Clives (244 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Clive: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1885–2025 (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 Clive 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.