Clema — girls' name

What the Data Says About Clema

The Social Security Administration has registered 196 babies named Clema between 1893 and 1940, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clema currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clema performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Clema shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clema in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 196 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.