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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Clemens

Clemens was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 636th; the most babies were born in 1918 (66). More babies were named Clemens in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
191866 babies
Total since 1880
1,641babies recorded

Clemens popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#9,7717
2010#11,0006
2000#9,2906
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960——
1950#2,46110
1940#1,29027
1930#1,08141
1920#84764
1910#82714
1900#1,3535
1890#63610
1880——

How popular is Clemens, counting every spelling?

Clemens has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Clemens?

About 300 people born in the US named Clemens are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 24 and 79. That makes Clemens a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.

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.

Clemens by state

How common Clemens was among boys born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Wisconsin (6.7×), Illinois (2.8×). In 40 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: 0.43 per 1,000 babiesWI0.43Vermont: 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: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesND0.15Minnesota: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesMN0.19Illinois: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesIL0.18Michigan: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesMI0.12New York: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIN0.04Ohio: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesOH0.08Pennsylvania: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesPA0.04New 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: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesMO0.09Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West 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: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Clemens, boys, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Clemens

How popular is the name Clemens?

Clemens was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 636th; the most babies were born in 1918 (66). More babies were named Clemens in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Clemens a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Clemens in the US.

Where was Clemens most popular?

In 1916–1920, Clemens was most common in Wisconsin (0.43 per 1,000 boys), followed by Minnesota and Illinois.