Clyde: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “from the River Clyde”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- KLYDE · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys (97% of all uses)
Transferred use of the Scottish river name Clyde. The river name is ancient and probably pre-Celtic, so the ultimate etymology is uncertain.
How popular is Clyde?
Babies named Clyde in 2024359
2024 rank#727 boys
Peak year1883
Total US babies since 1880148,567
Clyde is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Clyde
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Clyde questions
What does the name Clyde mean?
Clyde means "from the River Clyde". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Transferred use of the Scottish river name Clyde. The river name is ancient and probably pre-Celtic, so the ultimate etymology is uncertain.
Is Clyde a boy or girl name?
Clyde is mainly a boy's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Clyde?
359 US babies were named Clyde in 2024. Its peak year was 1883.
How do you pronounce Clyde?
Clyde is usually pronounced KLYDE.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.