Clyde

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Scottish river name

Clyde Origin and Meaning

The name Clyde is a boy's name of Scottish origin.

Even though in the past Clyde may have been identified as half of the infamous outlaw duo with partner Bonnie Parker—especially after the 1967 movie in which he was played by Warren Beatty—Clyde has always had an element of jazzy cool that could overcome all the rest.

The name relates to the River Clyde that runs through Glasgow, Scotland. It was a Top 100 name in the US through the 1930s, and has made a comeback in the last few years, reentering the Top 1000 in 2013. As of 2023, it is given to around 370 babies each year,

Clyde Griffiths was the doomed protaganist of Theodore Dreiser's 1925 novel An American Tragedy. In the field of sports, basketball Hall of Famer—and later Dancing With the Stars participant—Clyde Drexler was known as Clyde the Glide, and Walt Frazier's nickname was Clyde. Catherine Keener and Dermot Mulroney have a son named Clyde.

Clyde Rank in US Top 1000

# 719 in the US

Clyde Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 323 on Nameberry

Clyde Popularity

• 719 US 2023
• 323 Nameberry 2024
• 351 Future 2028
• 90 Cats 2021

20 Names Similar to Clyde

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• Clive
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• Lloyd
• Claude
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Famous People Named Clyde

• Clyde Chestnut Barrow American 1930s bank robber with partner Bonnie Parker
• Clyde Lensley McPhatter American R&B singer
• Clyde De Vinna American film cinematographer
• Clyde Austin "the Glide" Drexler American basketball player
• Edmond Darell "Clyde" Gates American football player
• Clyde Anderson Tolson American FBI associate director and life partner of J. Edgar Hoover
• Clyde Cecil Holloway U.S. Congressman from Louisiana
• Clyde Lucas American bandleader
• (Errol) Clyde Klotz Canadian art director and ex,husband of Gillian Anderson
• Clyde Austin Stubblefield American drummer for singer James Brown
• Clyde William Tombaugh American astronomer who discovered Pluto in 1930
• Clyde Rathbone Australian rugby union player
• Clyde Lewis Australian swimmer
• Clyde Mulroney son of actors Dermot Mulroney and Catherine Keener

Clyde in Pop Culture

• Clyde one of the ghosts in the "Pac,Man" video game
• Clyde McBride a character on animated series "The Loud House"
• Clyde Mardon aka Weather Wizard character on TV's "The Flash"
• Clyde Langer character from "The Sarah Jane Adventures" TV show.
• Clyde Donovan (formerly Clyde Goodman and Clyde Harris) character in "South Park"
• Clyde Crashcup character in animated series The Alvin Show
• Clyde orangutan in film "Every Which Way but Loose"
• Clyde character inspired by Clyde Barrow who led the Ant Hill Mob on animated series "Wacky Races"
• Clyde a character on animated series "Tom & Jerry Kids"
• Clyde character in computer games Clyde's Adventure and Clyde's Revenge
• Clyde a character in video game Arc Rise Fantasia
• Clyde Oberholt character from the tv show "House of Lies"
• Clyde River New South Wales, Australia
• Clyde Sherlock and Joan's pet tortoise on TV's "Elementary"