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Clement

Boy

Meaning of Clement: Latin: 'mild and merciful'

Clement is a boy's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2211th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1517th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2211

62 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1517

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

14,173

First recorded 1880 · peak 1918

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 44 babies1982: 45 babies1983: 52 babies1984: 41 babies1985: 47 babies1986: 40 babies1987: 31 babies1988: 42 babies1989: 46 babies1990: 36 babies19901991: 48 babies1992: 43 babies1993: 46 babies1994: 41 babies1995: 33 babies1996: 33 babies1997: 44 babies1998: 32 babies1999: 36 babies2000: 28 babies20002001: 43 babies2002: 44 babies2003: 34 babies2004: 36 babies2005: 53 babies2006: 35 babies2007: 45 babies2008: 44 babies2009: 28 babies2010: 39 babies20102011: 34 babies2012: 40 babies2013: 42 babies2014: 43 babies2015: 44 babies2016: 52 babies2017: 56 babies2018: 43 babies2019: 49 babies2020: 49 babies20202021: 60 babies2022: 55 babies2023: 57 babies2024: 65 babies2025: 62 babies
US babies named Clement per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 65.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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