Clyde
Top 1000
About Clyde
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 2024, it is given to around 360 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.
As of October 2026, Clyde ranked #743 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #50 in 1883, Nameberry popularity #541.
Editor's take: The name Clyde is a boy's name of Scottish origin.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #806 | 285 | 148.4 |
| 2015 | #803 | 288 | 150.3 |
| 2016 | #794 | 298 | 157 |
| 2017 | #704 | 349 | 188.6 |
| 2018 | #729 | 328 | 180.6 |
| 2019 | #779 | 299 | 166.6 |
| 2020 | #715 | 347 | 201 |
| 2021 | #731 | 352 | 201.2 |
| 2022 | #685 | 393 | 225.1 |
| 2023 | #721 | 367 | 214.5 |
| 2024 | #728 | 359 | 208.4 |
| 2025 | #743 | 350 | 204.9 |
World rankings
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Clyde on lists
Famous Clydes
- 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"
- Clyde Shelton
character in movie "Law Abiding Citizen"