Clement
Clement or Clément is a French and English given name and surname, a form of the Late Latin name Clemens. People with those given names or surnames include:
- English
- French
Meaning & Origin of Clement
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Clement or Clément is a French and English given name and surname, a form of the Late Latin name Clemens. People with those given names or surnames include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- French
The Story of Clement
Clement first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 16 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1918: 344 births, good for #297 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 20% of all recorded Clements. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,257 among baby boy names with 64 births, rising sharply (+18% over the past five years). In total, more than 14K Clements have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Clement
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Clement. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Clement
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About the name Clement
Clement is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Clement's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #266. Use the chart and map above to compare Clement's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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