Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Clyde

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Refers to the Scottish Clyde river.
Scottish
Place name referring to the River Clyde in Scotland

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Nature
  • Surname

Pronunciation

c-ly-de

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1920 (rank #68, 3,069 births); most recent 2025 (rank #742, 350 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1917 (rank #612, 124 births); most recent 1977 (rank #7563, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025350–
2024359–
2023367–
2022393–
2021352–
2020347–
2019299–
2018328–
2017349–
2016298–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #1499, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20253
20245
20235
20224
20216
20208
20197
20184
20174
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #811, 24 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2965, 7 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
20237
20229
20217
20208
20197
20184
20177
201615
201510
201412

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1972 (rank #279, 4 births); most recent 1978 (rank #326, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #529, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #727, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
20243
2023–
2022–
20213
20203
20193
20183
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1948 (rank #121, 16 births); most recent 2020 (rank #472, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
20207
2019–
20185
20176
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence