Recorded 1943–1964 Girls' name Peak 1948 71 births

Clydette — girls' name

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.

1940s331950s331960s5
1940s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Clydette was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

10 babies were named Clydette in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clydette

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Clydette between 1943 and 1964, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clydette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clydette performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Clydette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Clydette in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clydette 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 71 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.

Clydette at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

71

Since 1943

22 years of records

Peak year

1948

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1943

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1964

Clydette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1943

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1948)
10
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 1964195919561955195419521948194719451943 5

Clydette by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
33 births that decade — 46% of Clydette's all-time total
1940s331950s331960s5

Clydette by state

Where Clydette concentrates geographically — total births since 1943

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Clydette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 8.5%
New York share of Clydette's total US births 8.5%

6 of 71 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clydette?
71 babies have been named Clydette since 1943. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1948 with 10 births.
When was Clydette most popular?
Clydette was most popular in the 1940s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Clydette most popular?
The top states for the name Clydette are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Clydette been used?
Clydette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 22 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Clydette?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clyde, Clydie, Clyda, Clydia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1943–1964 (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.