Recorded 1886–1948 Girls' name Peak 1916 301 births

Clytie — girls' name

301 babies named Clytie in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s131900s331910s981920s851930s481940s24
1910s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Clytie was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

18 babies were named Clytie in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clytie

The Social Security Administration has registered 301 babies named Clytie between 1886 and 1948, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clytie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clytie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Clytie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Clytie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clytie 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 301 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.

Clytie at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

301

Since 1886

63 years of records

Peak year

1916

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1886

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1948

Clytie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1886

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1916)
18
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
05101520 19481938193019251918191319011886 8

Clytie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
98 births that decade — 33% of Clytie's all-time total
1880s131900s331910s981920s851930s481940s24

Clytie by state

Where Clytie concentrates geographically — total births since 1886

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Clytie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 1.7%
Louisiana share of Clytie's total US births 1.7%

5 of 301 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clytie?
301 babies have been named Clytie since 1886. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1916 with 18 births.
When was Clytie most popular?
Clytie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Clytie most popular?
The top states for the name Clytie are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Clytie been used?
Clytie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1886, spanning 63 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Clytie?
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, 1886–1948 (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.