Clive Name Popularity

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How popular is Clive?

Ranking 1,861st in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Clive is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Clive has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #764 in 1906.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2016 with 85 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Clive was less than 5, most recently in 1972.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Clive occurred roughly during the years 1911-1915, 1927-1930, 1985-1991, 2001-2009, and 2011-2014, whereas 1937-1940, and 1959-1962 were years of successive downward movement.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

How popular will Clive be?

Clive's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Clive lately has risen.

The name Clive is quite distinctive but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Clive (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		80	1,861
2017		67	2,065
2016		85	1,790
2015		82	1,815
2014		77	1,887
2013		56	2,284
2012		67	2,050
2011		53	2,379
2010		57	2,262
2009		56	2,322
2008		49	2,550
2007		45	2,690
2006		38	2,938
2005		21	4,219
2004		20	4,287
2003		18	4,453
2002		14	5,179
2001		9	7,020
2000		19	4,082
1999		17	4,185
1998		12	5,196
1997		22	3,271
1996		12	4,922
1995		19	3,451
1994		16	3,939
1993		15	4,053
1992		23	2,925
1991		37	2,028
1990		27	2,502
1989		11	4,569
1988		24	2,447
1987		18	2,857
1986		18	2,798
1985		13	3,442
1984		18	2,628
1983		19	2,503
1982		9	4,290
1981		15	2,919
1980		11	3,656
1979		13	3,202
1978		13	3,097
1977		14	2,931
1976		6	5,030
1975		12	3,105
1974		10	3,363
1973		9	3,493
1972		< 5	--
1971		13	2,705
1970		10	3,103
1969		6	4,027
1968		13	2,340
1967		14	2,161
1966		11	2,494
1965		8	3,023
1964		17	1,983
1963		28	1,489
1962		10	2,705
1961		17	2,008
1960		19	1,871
1959		17	1,987
1958		19	1,849
1957		18	1,898
1956		19	1,841
1955		26	1,513
1954		23	1,597
1953		22	1,642
1952		27	1,464
1951		30	1,351
1950		19	1,706
1949		22	1,588
1948		24	1,494
1947		38	1,177
1946		29	1,302
1945		23	1,384
1944		24	1,372
1943		25	1,408
1942		41	1,059
1941		20	1,541
1940		19	1,585
1939		25	1,326
1938		27	1,280
1937		34	1,126
1936		28	1,251
1935		41	996
1934		36	1,099
1933		40	1,017
1932		39	1,077
1931		51	901
1930		50	960
1929		27	1,388
1928		27	1,423
1927		23	1,612
1926		26	1,437
1925		27	1,429
1924		31	1,336
1923		30	1,332
1922		27	1,436
1921		26	1,485
1920		26	1,464
1919		28	1,358
1918		31	1,263
1917		28	1,298
1916		18	1,710
1915		34	1,106
1914		19	1,398
1913		14	1,458
1912		10	1,642
1911		< 5	--
1910		8	1,222
1909		6	1,305
1908		8	1,033
1907		< 5	--
1906		11	764
1905		< 5	--
1904		5	1,241
1903		< 5	--
1902		< 5	--
1901		< 5	--
1900		5	1,355
1899		8	796
1898		< 5	--
1897		8	801
1896		6	1,003
1895		7	894
1894		5	1,113
1893		< 5	--
1892		6	980
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		5	966
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.