Recorded 1914–1936 Boys' name Peak 1914 18 births

Clyne — boys' name

18 babies named Clyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s51930s6
1910s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Clyne was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

7 babies were named Clyne in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clyne

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Clyne between 1914 and 1936, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clyne performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Clyne shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clyne 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 18 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.

Clyne at a glance

Last recorded 1936

Total births

18

Since 1914

23 years of records

Peak year

1914

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1936

Active since

1914

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1936

Clyne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1914

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1914)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 193619231914 7

Clyne by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
7 births that decade — 39% of Clyne's all-time total
1910s71920s51930s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clyne?
18 babies have been named Clyne since 1914. It was last recorded in 1936. The peak year was 1914 with 7 births.
When was Clyne most popular?
Clyne was most popular in the 1910s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
How long has the name Clyne been used?
Clyne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 23 years of data through 1936.
What names are similar to Clyne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clyde, Clydell, Clydie, Clynton, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1914–1936 (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.