Boys' name · since 2009
Klyde
297 babies named Klyde in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,648 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,173 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 297
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Klyde is the #5173 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 297 recorded since 2009.
Klyde has 297 recorded births among boys since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5173 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #10,648 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,173 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 297 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Klyde ranks #10,648 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,173 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 297 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,648 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,173 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 297
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Klyde's 297 recorded births place it above 76.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Klyde compares
297 45th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Klyde's all-time total is 20% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Klyde | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 297 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Klyde's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Klyde's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Klyde popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Klyde by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (154 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Klyde's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Klyde births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
154 births
- 2020s
2020s
138 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 154 births (52% of all-time use).
Klyde by state
Where Klyde concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 3.4% |
17 of 297 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Klyde's data
- Klyde's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (154 total births) through the 2020s (138) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Klydes (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Klyde: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Klyde 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.