Clete is a very rare variant of Clyde that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.
Clete is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2017. Clete was first reported in SSA data in 1948 and peaked in 1965 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #11,038 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | #9,835 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #9,845 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #12,867 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #12,377 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #10,342 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #10,657 |
| 1989 | 10 | — | #4,876 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #7,483 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #6,914 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #5,028 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #4,928 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #5,243 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #5,756 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #4,906 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #3,611 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #4,593 |
| 1972 | 10 | — | #3,196 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #4,481 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | #2,759 |
| 1969 | 9 | — | #3,104 |
| 1968 | 12 | — | #2,469 |
| 1967 | 7 | — | #3,299 |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #3,593 |
| 1965 | 18 | — | #1,868 |
| 1964 | 12 | — | #2,437 |
| 1963 | 14 | — | #2,219 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #3,698 |
| 1961 | 12 | — | #2,435 |
| 1959 | 8 | — | #3,079 |
| 1956 | 7 | — | #3,263 |
| 1955 | 10 | — | #2,603 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #3,214 |
| 1953 | 7 | — | #3,190 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #3,832 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | #3,374 |