COMPILED FROM THE FEDERAL REGISTERS, 1880 TO THE PRESENT
THE ENDANGERED NAMES LIST
American first names, tracked to the federal reporting line.

FROM THE REGISTER — THE VANISHED

Clyde
A female given name · United States

BELOW THE FEDERAL REPORTING LINE SINCE 1978 — 48 YEARS

Clyde (F): reported births per year0306090120150188019001920194019601980200020202025FEDERAL REPORTING LINE (5)PEAK 124 — 1917
Reported births per year, 1880–2025. The y-axis starts at zero. Years below the reporting line appear as gaps, not zeros.

Nearly four thousand girls named Clyde. Clyde was reported above the federal line from 1880 to 1977, peaking at 124 births in 1917 — 3,932 recorded in all. It has not appeared in the register since: 48 years below the line, and counting.

REGISTER EXTRACT
First reported1880
Last reported1977
Peak1917 — 124 births
Total recorded, 1880–20253,932
Years above the line93 of a possible 146
Longest absence48 years (1978–2025, ongoing)

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national names file (1880–2025). Names below 5 occurrences in a year are not reported.

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