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Clive

Boy's name · #2398 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Clive belongs to an older America first — it reached #764 back in 1906 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2398. About 3,300 boys have carried it since 1885.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#876 in Ireland (2025) · #1,849 in Canada (2024).

Famous Clives

• Clive Owen — English actor
• Clive Dunn — British actor (1920–2012)
• Clive Granger — British economist
• Clive Barker — English author, film director, and visual artist (born 1952)
• Clive Sinclair — English entrepreneur and inventor (1940–2021)

In stories & tradition

• Clive Reston — Marvel Comics
• Clive Gibbons — Neighbours (TV series)
• Clive Lyle — The Word of a Gentleman (novel)

What Clives become

Among 661 notable people named Clive:

Sports figures appear 1.3× more often than among typical names — e.g. Clive Allen, English footballer (born 1961).

Similar names: Dutch · Clint · Dave · Fulton · Roscoe · Charley

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