Clyde
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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.
Clyde for boys#743 US
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.
Clyde for girls
The name of a Scottish river and half of the infamous outlaw duo —Bonnie and Clyde— the name has predominantly been used on boys, however, between 1880 and 1932, it also ranked in the charts for girls in the US, peaking in 1890 when it reached #366 on the charts.
Sleek but jazzy, Clyde is on the rise again as a masculine name, though it has yet to catch on again for girls. Stylistically, it feels like it could fit in with Sloane, Greer, or Kit.
Pronounced KLYD.
As of October 2026, Clyde ranked #743 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #50 in 1883, Nameberry popularity #530.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #806 | 285 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #803 | 288 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #794 | 298 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #704 | 349 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #729 | 328 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #779 | 299 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #715 | 347 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #731 | 352 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #685 | 393 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #721 | 367 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #728 | 359 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #743 | 350 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Clyde for boys
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Famous Clydes
- Clyde Chestnut BarrowBoy
American 1930s bank robber with partner Bonnie Parker
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American R&B singer
- Clyde De VinnaBoy
American film cinematographer
- Clyde Austin "the Glide" DrexlerBoy
American basketball player
- Edmond Darell "Clyde" GatesBoy
American football player
- Clyde Anderson TolsonBoy
American FBI associate director and life partner of J. Edgar Hoover
- Clyde Cecil HollowayBoy
U.S. Congressman from Louisiana
- Clyde LucasBoy
American bandleader
- (Errol) Clyde KlotzBoy
Canadian art director and ex,husband of Gillian Anderson
- Clyde Austin StubblefieldBoy
American drummer for singer James Brown
- Clyde William TombaughBoy
American astronomer who discovered Pluto in 1930
- Clyde RathboneBoy
Australian rugby union player
- Clyde LewisBoy
Australian swimmer
- Clyde MulroneyBoy
son of actors Dermot Mulroney and Catherine Keener
Clyde in pop culture
- ClydeBoy
one of the ghosts in the "Pac,Man" video game
- Clyde McBrideBoy
a character on animated series "The Loud House"
- Clyde Mardon aka Weather WizardBoy
character on TV's "The Flash"
- Clyde LangerBoy
character from "The Sarah Jane Adventures" TV show.
- Clyde Donovan (formerly Clyde Goodman and Clyde Harris)Boy
character in "South Park"
- Clyde CrashcupBoy
character in animated series The Alvin Show
- ClydeBoy
orangutan in film "Every Which Way but Loose"
- ClydeBoy
character inspired by Clyde Barrow who led the Ant Hill Mob on animated series "Wacky Races"
- ClydeBoy
a character on animated series "Tom & Jerry Kids"
- ClydeBoy
character in computer games Clyde's Adventure and Clyde's Revenge
- ClydeBoy
a character in video game Arc Rise Fantasia
- Clyde OberholtBoy
character from the tv show "House of Lies"
- Clyde RiverBoy
New South Wales, Australia
- ClydeBoy
Sherlock and Joan's pet tortoise on TV's "Elementary"
- Clyde SheltonBoy
character in movie "Law Abiding Citizen"