Girls' name · since 1893
Clema
Clema has 196 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,007 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 196
- born since 1893
- 1910s
- peak decade
196 girls have been named Clema since 1893, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Clema recorded 196 times among girls since 1893, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 1940.
- #20,007 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 196 born since 1893
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clema ranks #20,007 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 196 born since 1893, peaking in the 1910s.
- #20,007 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 196
- born since 1893
- 1910s
- peak decade
Clema's 196 recorded births place it above 72.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Clema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Clema's full recorded timeline at 1921, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1893, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Clema popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–1940
- Peak year (1915)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Clema by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (72 births, 37% of the file).
1910s was Clema's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Clema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
72 births
- 1920s
1920s
66 births
- 1930s
1930s
37 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 72 births (37% of all-time use).
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What to do with Clema's data
- Clema's decade-level peak was the 1910s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Clema: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1893–1940 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Clema draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.