Girls' name · since 1880
Clyda
Clyda has 758 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,063 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 758
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clyda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 758 have been recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Clyda recorded 758 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1960.
- #9,063 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 758 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clyda ranks #9,063 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 758 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,063 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 758
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clyda's 758 recorded births place it above 87.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Clyda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Clyda splits its recorded history at 1924: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1891 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Clyda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1960
- Peak year (1924)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Clyda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (166 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Clyda's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Clyda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 24
1880s
24 births
- 1890s 40
1890s
40 births
- 1900s 62
1900s
62 births
- 1910s
1910s
124 births
- 1920s
1920s
166 births
- 1930s
1930s
152 births
- 1940s
1940s
135 births
- 1950s 49
1950s
49 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 166 births (22% of all-time use).
How Clyda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Clyda's total volume
Clyda by state
Where Clyda concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 758 births nationwide.
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What to do with Clyda's data
- Clyda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (166 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Clydas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Clyda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1880–1960 (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 Clyda 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.