Clive
Clive was the 2398th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 57 babies. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 764th; the most babies were born in 2016 (85). Over the last ten years it has moved down 581 places. More babies were named Clive in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,398 boys, unchanged since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 57boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201685 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,336babies recorded
Clive popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,398 | 57 |
| 2020 | #2,398 | 55 |
| 2010 | #2,265 | 57 |
| 2000 | #4,084 | 19 |
| 1990 | #2,502 | 27 |
| 1980 | #3,659 | 11 |
| 1970 | #3,105 | 10 |
| 1960 | #1,868 | 19 |
| 1950 | #1,707 | 19 |
| 1940 | #1,583 | 19 |
| 1930 | #960 | 50 |
| 1920 | #1,464 | 26 |
| 1910 | #1,222 | 8 |
| 1900 | #1,355 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Clive, counting every spelling?
Clive has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Clive?
57 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Clive (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Clive born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 147 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Clive.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Clive?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Clive are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 9 and 43. That makes Clive mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Clive by state
How common Clive was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Clive
How popular is the name Clive?
Clive was the 2398th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 57 babies. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 764th; the most babies were born in 2016 (85). Over the last ten years it has moved down 581 places. More babies were named Clive in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Clive a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Clive in the US.
Where is Clive most popular?
In 2021–2025, Clive was most common in Missouri (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Indiana and California.