Names Like Clive — Find Similar Baby Names
Clive is a 5-letter English boys' name meaning “Lives At The Cliffs”. This page collects 110 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Caine and Ceire, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -ive like Rive and Sive, and names sharing the “cliffs” concept like Albion and Cleva.
For the full Clive profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Clive page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Clive
24 baby names that differ from Clive by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caine | 2 | Place Name Unrelated To The Biblical Cain. | English | Male |
| Ceire | 2 | Saint | Irish | Female |
| Celie | 2 | Variant Of Cecilia - Blind | French | Female |
| Celine | 2 | Variant Of Celia Or Selena. One Of Seven Mythological Daughters Of... | French | Female |
| Cabe | 3 | Variant Of Surname Cable - Ropemaker. | English | Male |
| Cable | 3 | Ropemaker. An English Surname. | English | Male |
| Cace | 3 | Variant Of Casey Alert: Vigorous. | Irish | Male |
| Cade | 3 | English | Male | |
| Cadee | 3 | Variant Of Cady Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | Irish | Female |
| Cadie | 3 | Variant Of Cady Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Caflice | 3 | Brave | Anglo | Male |
| Cai | 3 | Female | Vietnamese | Female |
| Cailey | 3 | "Lark, Musical One." | Greek | Female |
| Cailie | 3 | English | Female | |
| Cain | 3 | Possessed | Hebrew | Male |
| Caius | 3 | Rejoicer. | English | Male |
| Caldre | 3 | Cold Brook | English | Male |
| Cale | 3 | Bold | English | Male |
| Calico | 3 | Multi-Colored. | English | Female |
| Calida | 3 | The Most Beautiful | Greek | Female |
| Calin | 3 | Guelder rose | Romanian | Male |
| Calix | 3 | "Very Handsome, Chalise." | Greek | Male |
| Callee | 3 | Variant Of Cayley Meaning From The Forest | Irish | Female |
| Callie | 3 | Lark | English | Female |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Clive’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
5-Letter C-Names Like Clive
24 names that share Clive's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Clive's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Clive
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Clive.
Names That Rhyme with Clive
4 baby names that share Clive's last 3 letters — -ive. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Clive
12 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Clive — Cli-. Good for parents who like Clive's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clio | Celebrate | Greek | Female |
| Cliff | Lives By The Ford Near The Cliff | English | Male |
| Clint | From The Headland Estate | English | Male |
| Clifton | From The Farm Near The Cliff | English | Male |
| Cliftun | From The Farm Near The Cliff | English | Male |
| Clinton | From The Headland Estate | English | Male |
| Cliantha | Glory | Greek | Female |
| Clifford | Lives By The Ford Near The Cliff | English | Male |
| Cliffton | From The Farm Near The Cliff | English | Male |
| Clifland | From The Cliff Land | English | Male |
| Clinttun | From The Headland Estate | English | Male |
| Clintwood | Hillside. | English | Male |