Boys' name · since 1912
Cloyde
Cloyde has 148 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,830 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 148
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
148 boys have been named Cloyde since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cloyde has been recorded 148 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1950.
- #14,830 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 148 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cloyde ranks #14,830 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 148 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,830 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 148
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cloyde's 148 recorded births place it above 67.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cloyde's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cloyde splits its recorded history at 1926: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cloyde popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1950
- Peak year (1926)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Cloyde by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (64 births, 43% of the file).
1920s was Cloyde's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Cloyde births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
36 births
- 1920s
1920s
64 births
- 1930s
1930s
33 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 64 births (43% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cloyde's data
- Cloyde's decade-level peak was the 1920s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cloyde: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1912–1950 (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 Cloyde 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.