Clemmie
Clemmie is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old in 2017 she was beaten in her first two races but then won the Grangecon Stud Stakes, Duchess of Cambridge Stakes and Cheveley Park Stakes, ending the year as the highest-rated juvenile filly in Europe. She failed to win in six starts in the following year and was retired at the end of the season.
Meaning & Origin of Clemmie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Clemmie is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old in 2017 she was beaten in her first two races but then won the Grangecon Stud Stakes, Duchess of Cambridge Stakes and Cheveley Park Stakes, ending the year as the highest-rated juvenile filly in Europe. She failed to win in six starts in the following year and was retired at the end of the season.
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Origin & history
The Story of Clemmie
As a girl name
Clemmie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1880, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 63 Clemmies were born — ranking #856 that year. As of 2026, Clemmie ranks #13,458 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Clemmies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Clemmie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1892, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1930, when 27 Clemmies were born — ranking #1,399 that year. As of 2026, Clemmie ranks #7,770 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 972 Clemmies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Clemmie
Clemmie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Clemmie's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #856. Use the chart and map above to compare Clemmie'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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