Girls' name · since 1892
Clydie
Clydie has 853 recorded births since 1892 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,381 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 853
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
853 girls have been named Clydie since 1892, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Clydie has 853 recorded births among girls since 1892, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 1961.
- #8,381 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 853 born since 1892
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clydie ranks #8,381 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 853 born since 1892, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,381 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 853
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clydie's 853 recorded births place it above 88.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Clydie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Clydie's SSA record in two at 1929 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1892, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Clydie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–1961
- Peak year (1922)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Clydie popularity over time - boys
22 total births recorded since 1926 (Clydie as boys' name)
Clydie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (230 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Clydie's strongest decade.
230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Clydie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 80
1900s
80 births
- 1910s
1910s
170 births
- 1920s
1920s
230 births
- 1930s
1930s
155 births
- 1940s
1940s
127 births
- 1950s 69
1950s
69 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 230 births (27% of all-time use).
How Clydie 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 Clydie's total volume
Clydie by state
Where Clydie concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 42 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 29 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
42 of 853 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Clydie's data
- Clydie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (230 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Clydies (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Clydie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1892–1961 (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 Clydie 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.