Is Clydia a boy or girl name?

Clydia is a girl’s name. Of the 626 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Clydia

Recorded 1900–1972 · United States

Clydia was most popular in 1923, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,009 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 626 people named Clydia.

Clydia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Clydia’s peak in 1923. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Clydia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Clydia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 626 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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