Clemente
Clemente is both an Italian, Spanish and French surname and a given name. Notable people with the surname include:
Meaning & Origin of Clemente
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Clemente is both an Italian, Spanish and French surname and a given name. Notable people with the surname include:
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The Story of Clemente
Clemente first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 60 Clementes were born — ranking #1,616 that year. As of 2026, Clemente ranks #4,092 for baby boys with 26 births, holding steady (-3%). In total, more than 4K Clementes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Clemente
Clemente is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Clemente's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #809. Use the chart and map above to compare Clemente'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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