Skip to main content
Name Biscuit

Boy name

Clyde

Clyde ranks #169 out of 6,032 boy dog names in our data (the #1 boy dog name is Charlie). Across all 15 places, 244 dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #108 among boy cat names.
Clyde's popularity trend

Clyde's share of dogs, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2017.

0.02%0.04%0.06%0.08%200720112015201920232025
Dogs in our data
244
across 15 places
Popularity rank
#169
of 6,032 boy dog names
5-year rank move
−29
2020 → 2025
Gender split
99% boys
1% girls99% boys
What does Clyde mean?
/klaɪd/1 syllableOrigin: place-name transfer

Clyde began as a Scottish place name, taken from the River Clyde, which runs through Glasgow. Its ultimate root is uncertain, but some scholars trace it to an old Celtic word connected to "cleansing" or "washing," possibly describing the river itself.

Clyde has a broad-shouldered, old-fashioned warmth to it — a name that suggests steadiness and easy company, well suited to a calm, unhurried pet.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Clyde shows up

Clyde's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.

Port Adelaide EnfieldAustralia0.1%
PlayfordAustralia0.1%
Maple RidgeCanada0.1%
SeattleUnited States of America0.1%
Surf Coast ShireAustralia0.1%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America0.1%
New York CityUnited States of America0.0%
Noosa ShireAustralia0.0%
WorcesterUnited States of America0.0%
CambridgeUnited States of America0.0%
Basel-StadtSwitzerland0.0%
DarwinAustralia0.0%
ZürichSwitzerland0.0%

Names like Clyde

HydeJayde