Girls' name · since 1886
Clytie
Clytie has 301 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 301
- born since 1886
- 1910s
- peak decade
Clytie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 301 recorded since 1886.
Clytie has 301 recorded births among girls since 1886, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 1948.
- #15,860 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 301 born since 1886
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clytie ranks #15,860 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 301 born since 1886, peaking in the 1910s.
- #15,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 301
- born since 1886
- 1910s
- peak decade
Clytie's 301 recorded births place it above 78.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Clytie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Clytie splits its recorded history at 1924: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1888 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Clytie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–1948
- Peak year (1916)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Clytie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (98 births, 33% of the file).
1910s was Clytie's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Clytie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 13
1880s
13 births
- 1900s 33
1900s
33 births
- 1910s
1910s
98 births
- 1920s
1920s
85 births
- 1930s
1930s
48 births
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 98 births (33% of all-time use).
Clytie by state
Where Clytie concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 301 births nationwide.
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What to do with Clytie's data
- Clytie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Clyties (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Clytie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1886–1948 (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 Clytie 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.