Given name
Clydette
“from the river”·“from the river Clyde”
Clydette is a feminine form of Clyde. One Scottish interpretation is “from the river Clyde.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In American use, Clydette carries the interpretation “from the river.” Clydette is a feminine form of Clyde. One Scottish interpretation is “from the river Clyde.” Its derivation is not certain.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
Clydette is used as a feminine counterpart of Clyde.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Clydette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 71
- 0 boys · 71 girls
- Most popular year
- 1948
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1964. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1948. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 115 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Clydette’s family of names
Clydette is a feminine form of Clyde. Clydette has a related form in Clydet. Clydette has a related form in Clydeta.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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