Girls' name · since 1943
Clydette
71 babies named Clydette in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,920 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 1943
- 1940s
- peak decade
71 girls have been named Clydette since 1943, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clydette has been recorded 71 times among girls since 1943, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 1964.
- #30,920 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 71 born since 1943
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clydette ranks #30,920 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 1943, peaking in the 1940s.
- #30,920 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 1943
- 1940s
- peak decade
Clydette's 71 recorded births place it above 57.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Clydette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Clydette's full recorded timeline at 1954, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1943, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1948 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Clydette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1964
- Peak year (1948)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Clydette by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (33 births, 46% of the file).
1940s was Clydette's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Clydette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
33 births
- 1950s
1950s
33 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 33 births (46% of all-time use).
Clydette by state
Where Clydette concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 8.5% |
6 of 71 births nationwide.
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What to do with Clydette's data
- Clydette's decade-level peak was the 1940s (33 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.
- New York records the most Clydettes (6 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Clydette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1943–1964 (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 Clydette 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.