Clyde

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Scottish river name

Clyde Origin and Meaning

The name Clyde is a boy's name of Scottish origin.

Even though in the past Clyde may have been identified as half of the infamous outlaw duo with partner Bonnie Parker—especially after the 1967 movie in which he was played by Warren Beatty—Clyde has always had an element of jazzy cool that could overcome all the rest.

The name relates to the River Clyde that runs through Glasgow, Scotland. It was a Top 100 name in the US through the 1930s, and has made a comeback in the last few years, reentering the Top 1000 in 2013. As of 2023, it is given to around 370 babies each year,

Clyde Griffiths was the doomed protaganist of Theodore Dreiser's 1925 novel An American Tragedy. In the field of sports, basketball Hall of Famer—and later Dancing With the Stars participant—Clyde Drexler was known as Clyde the Glide, and Walt Frazier's nickname was Clyde. Catherine Keener and Dermot Mulroney have a son named Clyde.

# 719 in the US

Clyde Rank in US Top 1000

# 323 on Nameberry

Clyde Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Clyde Popularity

Famous People Named Clyde

  • Clyde Chestnut Barrow
    American 1930s bank robber with partner Bonnie Parker
  • Clyde Lensley McPhatter
    American R&B singer
  • Clyde De Vinna
    American film cinematographer
  • Clyde Austin "the Glide" Drexler
    American basketball player
  • Edmond Darell "Clyde" Gates
    American football player
  • Clyde Anderson Tolson
    American FBI associate director and life partner of J. Edgar Hoover
  • Clyde Cecil Holloway
    U.S. Congressman from Louisiana
  • Clyde Lucas
    American bandleader
  • (Errol) Clyde Klotz
    Canadian art director and ex,husband of Gillian Anderson
  • Clyde Austin Stubblefield
    American drummer for singer James Brown
  • Clyde William Tombaugh
    American astronomer who discovered Pluto in 1930
  • Clyde Rathbone
    Australian rugby union player
  • Clyde Lewis
    Australian swimmer
  • Clyde Mulroney
    son of actors Dermot Mulroney and Catherine Keener

Clyde in Pop Culture

  • Clyde
    one of the ghosts in the "Pac,Man" video game
  • Clyde McBride
    a character on animated series "The Loud House"
  • Clyde Mardon aka Weather Wizard
    character on TV's "The Flash"
  • Clyde Langer
    character from "The Sarah Jane Adventures" TV show.
  • Clyde Donovan (formerly Clyde Goodman and Clyde Harris)
    character in "South Park"
  • Clyde Crashcup
    character in animated series The Alvin Show
  • Clyde
    orangutan in film "Every Which Way but Loose"
  • Clyde
    character inspired by Clyde Barrow who led the Ant Hill Mob on animated series "Wacky Races"
  • Clyde
    a character on animated series "Tom & Jerry Kids"
  • Clyde
    character in computer games Clyde's Adventure and Clyde's Revenge
  • Clyde
    a character in video game Arc Rise Fantasia
  • Clyde Oberholt
    character from the tv show "House of Lies"
  • Clyde River
    New South Wales, Australia
  • Clyde
    Sherlock and Joan's pet tortoise on TV's "Elementary"