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Boy name

Clide

95% boys · last recorded 1960

Clide has been given to about 755 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 176
Median age today89 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Clide per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1918 · 35
  • Born in 20250
  • All time755

How popular is Clide?

Its best year was 1918, when 35 babies were given the name, ranking 1454th. The typical living American called Clide is about 89 years old today.

Names that sound like Clide

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Clyde0.89
  2. Claude0.65
  3. Cade0.62
  4. Slade0.62
  5. Caiden0.60
  6. Kade0.58
  7. Kaiden0.57
  8. Cleve0.56

Middle names for Clide

Ranked by flow score
  1. Clide Thomas0.80
  2. Clide James0.80
  3. Clide Miles0.79
  4. Clide Wilder0.78
  5. Clide Cole0.65
  6. Clide Paul0.61

Sibling names for Clide

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.75
  2. Ilasister · 0.74
  3. Winonasister · 0.73
  4. Juniorbrother · 0.66
  5. Archiebrother · 0.65
  6. Forestbrother · 0.65

Where Clide is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Clide Wilson0.75
    2. Clide Williams0.75
    3. Clide Walker0.75
    4. Clide Turner0.75
    5. Clide Torres0.75
    6. Clide Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Clide

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.