Clive

Popularity Trends

The name Clive is the #4,809 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 3,206 recorded births since 1885. This represents the 37.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 37.8% of all names). For boys, it ranks #2,205 (51.9% percentile) for all time with 3,206 births since 1885.

Clive first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1885 (first recorded for boys in 1885). Birth data for Clive is available in 124 out of the 139 years between 1885 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Clive reached its peak popularity in 1931, achieving the 8.9% percentile (ranked #474) with 48 births per million. The name was most common in 1906, with 76 births per million (ranked 2.5% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2018, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Clive ranks #862 for boys (5.4% percentile) with 29 births per million, which is 38.6% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Clive".

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Key Statistics

Total Births

3,206

Peak Births

Peak Year

1931

First Recorded

1885

Peak Percentile

8.9%

Current Percentile

5.4%

Peak Rank

#474

Current Rank

#862

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Clive", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Clive.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Clive's popularity from 1882 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Clive at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Clive range from Arley at 62.6% correlation to Aleen at 55.1% correlation, with an average correlation level of 57.7%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Naomi with 182.5K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Fae with 2.6K births (100% girls).

Clive's share of births peaked at 76.4 births per million for boys in 1931. It reached its lowest point of 3.3 births per million (4% of peak) in 1969. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Clive had 29.5 births per million, 39% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Arley

4,314

62.59% (strong)

Lila

73.4k

59.70% (moderate)

Willa

31.4k

59.18% (moderate)

Leland

57.4k

58.80% (moderate)

Fae

2,608

58.30% (moderate)

Hartley

3,473

57.37% (moderate)

Naomi

182.5k

57.25% (moderate)

Rosalee

12.3k

56.83% (moderate)

Grady

51.5k

55.93% (moderate)

Veda

13.3k

55.72% (moderate)

Violet

171.2k

55.44% (moderate)

Aleen

2,620

55.09% (moderate)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Clive

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Clive. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 93.2% confident that Clive is pronounced as klaiv, which has 1 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is klihv, at 6.8% confidence, with 1 syllables.

klaiv

93.2%

klihv

6.8%

klaiv (1 syllable)

Verified

93.2% confidence

K L AY1 V

klihv (1 syllable)

6.8% confidence

K L IH1 V

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like K L AY1 V) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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