Girls' name · since 1920
Clydine
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 99 babies named Clydine, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,198 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 99
- born since 1920
- 1940s
- peak decade
Clydine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 99 have been recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Clydine recorded 99 times among girls since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1955.
- #27,198 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 99 born since 1920
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clydine ranks #27,198 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 99 born since 1920, peaking in the 1940s.
- #27,198 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 99
- born since 1920
- 1940s
- peak decade
Clydine's 99 recorded births place it above 62.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Clydine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Clydine splits its recorded history at 1938: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Clydine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1955
- Peak year (1928)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Clydine by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (34 births, 34% of the file).
1940s was Clydine's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Clydine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
23 births
- 1930s
1930s
31 births
- 1940s
1940s
34 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 34 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Clydine's data
- Clydine's decade-level peak was the 1940s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 11 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Clydine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1920–1955 (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 Clydine 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.