as a First Name
Mainly North American: from the name of a river in south-west Scotland that runs through Glasgow, perhaps by way of a surname derived from the river name, although for many Scottish emigrants it was the point of departure from Scotland. The given name gained some currency, especially in the American South. The bank robber Clyde Barrow became something of a cult figure after the film Bonnie and Clyde (1967), in which he was played by Warren Beatty.
| 538th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 80,438
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 126,805
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Clyde per capita
- 1916
- marked the height of its popularity
0.31%
99.69%
72%
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55+
23%
30-54
30-54
3%
13-29
13-29
2%
0-12
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