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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Clem

Clem was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 260th; the most babies were born in 1917 (102). More babies were named Clem in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1917102 babies
Total since 1880
4,329babies recorded

Clem popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 54 since 1889.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#10,6555
1990#7,3386
1980#4,5698
1970#2,41415
1960#1,19443
1950#1,18737
1940#95345
1930#76670
1920#629100
1910#60323
1900#42428
1890#35125
1880#36322

How popular is Clem, counting every spelling?

Clem has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Clem?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Clem are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 55 and 78. That makes Clem a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Clem by state

How common Clem was among boys born in each state in 1915–1919, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Indiana (3.1×), Texas (2.0×), North Carolina (1.8×), Georgia (1.6×). In 38 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIL0.07Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesIN0.31Ohio: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOH0.06Pennsylvania: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesPA0.06New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesMO0.12Kentucky: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesKY0.05West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesKS0.07Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesNC0.18South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOK0.06Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesMS0.08Alabama: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesAL0.10Georgia: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesGA0.16Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesTX0.21Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Clem, boys, 1915–1919. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Clem: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Clem, they share its era and feel.

Clem is also a nickname for Clementine.

Questions about the name Clem

How popular is the name Clem?

Clem was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 260th; the most babies were born in 1917 (102). More babies were named Clem in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Clem a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 54 girls and 4,275 boys.

Where was Clem most popular?

In 1915–1919, Clem was most common in Indiana (0.31 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and North Carolina.