Is Clide a boy or girl name?

Clide is a boy’s name. Of the 755 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.9% were girls and 95.1% were boys.

Clide

Recorded 1883–1960 · United States

Clide was most popular in 1918, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,334 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 755 people named Clide.

Clide over time

Births per year. The dot marks Clide’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Clide a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Clide is a boy’s name — 4.9% of the 755 Americans given it were girls and 95.1% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org