Clement
Clement was the 2262nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 267th; the most babies were born in 1918 (344). Over the last ten years it has moved up 466 places. More babies were named Clement in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,262 boys, up 329 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 62boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1918344 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,173babies recorded
Clement popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 1936.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,262 | 62 |
| 2020 | #2,591 | 49 |
| 2010 | #2,968 | 39 |
| 2000 | #3,087 | 28 |
| 1990 | #2,051 | 36 |
| 1980 | #1,293 | 52 |
| 1970 | #1,005 | 65 |
| 1960 | #789 | 94 |
| 1950 | #610 | 126 |
| 1940 | #458 | 160 |
| 1930 | #374 | 229 |
| 1920 | #334 | 308 |
| 1910 | #359 | 51 |
| 1900 | #301 | 48 |
| 1890 | #335 | 27 |
| 1880 | #445 | 16 |
How popular is Clement, counting every spelling?
Clement has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Clement?
62 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Clement (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Clement born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 135 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Clement.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Clement?
About 4,800 people born in the US named Clement are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 27 and 72. That makes Clement a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Clement by state
How common Clement was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Clement
How popular is the name Clement?
Clement was the 2262nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 267th; the most babies were born in 1918 (344). Over the last ten years it has moved up 466 places. More babies were named Clement in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Clement a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Clement in the US.
Where is Clement most popular?
In 2021–2025, Clement was most common in Tennessee (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Ohio.