Clive Boy
How popular is Clive?
#2,390 boy name in 2025
57 baby boys were named Clive in the US in 2025, making it the 2390th most popular boy name.
2,221living people named Clive (est.)
18median age of people named Clive
3,336babies named Clive since 1880
1 in 58,164US babies born in 2025
Clive popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,390 for boys (▼ 348 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 57 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-30% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,815 in 2015, #2,391 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2016 (85 boys) |
| Highest rank | #752 in 1906 |
| First recorded | 1885 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Clive is most popular
Babies named Clive per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Missouri: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Indiana: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (27 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
Clive by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #935 |
| 1890s | 40 | #786 |
| 1900s | 35 | #752 |
| 1910s | 190 | #1,100 |
| 1920s | 270 | #1,322 |
| 1930s | 371 | #901 |
| 1940s | 265 | #1,054 |
| 1950s | 220 | #1,343 |
| 1960s | 142 | #1,484 |
| 1970s | 100 | #2,685 |
| 1980s | 155 | #2,432 |
| 1990s | 200 | #2,013 |
| 2000s | 289 | #2,319 |
| 2010s | 690 | #1,788 |
| 2020s | 364 | #2,042 |
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Questions
- Is Clive a boy or girl name?
- Clive is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Clive were boys.
- How popular is the name Clive?
- 57 baby boys were named Clive in the US in 2025, making it the 2390th most popular boy name.
- When was Clive most popular?
- Clive peaked in 2016, when 85 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #752 in 1906.
- How many people are named Clive?
- 3,336 babies have been named Clive in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,221 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Clive most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Clive was most common in Missouri, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.