Clyde has been given to about 148,926 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.
Clyde ranks 743rd among American boys in 2025, with 350 born that year. Its best year was 1920, when 3,164 babies were given the name, ranking 68th. The typical living American called Clyde is about 74 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alaska, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.