Girls' name · since 1900
Clytee
Clytee has 175 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,171 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 175
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
175 girls have been named Clytee since 1900, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clytee has been recorded 175 times among girls since 1900, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1940.
- #21,171 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 175 born since 1900
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clytee ranks #21,171 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 175 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,171 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 175
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clytee's 175 recorded births place it above 70.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Clytee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Clytee splits its recorded history at 1925: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1900 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Clytee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1940
- Peak year (1926)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Clytee by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (78 births, 45% of the file).
1920s was Clytee's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Clytee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
41 births
- 1920s
1920s
78 births
- 1930s
1930s
45 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 78 births (45% of all-time use).
Clytee by state
Where Clytee concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 87 | 49.7% |
87 of 175 births nationwide.
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What to do with Clytee's data
- Clytee's decade-level peak was the 1920s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Clytees (87 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Clytee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1900–1940 (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 Clytee 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.