Recorded 1900–1940 Girls' name Peak 1926 175 births

Clytee — girls' name

175 babies named Clytee in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s411920s781930s451940s6
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Clytee was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

13 babies were named Clytee in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clytee

The Social Security Administration has registered 175 babies named Clytee between 1900 and 1940, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clytee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clytee performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Clytee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 87 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Clytee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clytee 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 175 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.

Clytee at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

175

Since 1900

41 years of records

Peak year

1926

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1900

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1940

Clytee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1900

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1926)
13
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Clytee by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
78 births that decade — 45% of Clytee's all-time total
1900s51910s411920s781930s451940s6

Clytee by state

Where Clytee concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Clytee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
87 49.7%
Mississippi share of Clytee's total US births 49.7%

87 of 175 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clytee?
175 babies have been named Clytee since 1900. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1926 with 13 births.
When was Clytee most popular?
Clytee was most popular in the 1920s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Clytee most popular?
The top states for the name Clytee are Mississippi (87 births).
How long has the name Clytee been used?
Clytee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 41 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Clytee?
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, 1900–1940 (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.