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Clive

“Dweller near a cliff” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #2390 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Clive has appeared in US records since 1885 — best rank #752 (1906) · 3,336 babies named Clive all-time · 1 in 33,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 7,900 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 14,000 boys in Canada (2024).

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

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 — Earth-616
• Clive Gibbons — Neighbours
• Clive Lyle — fictional human

What Clives become

Among 661 notable people named Clive:

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

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