Recorded 1894–2003 Girls' name Peak 1922 421 births

Clemencia — girls' name

421 babies named Clemencia in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51910s581920s911930s681940s611950s331960s281970s311980s261990s102000s10
1920s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Clemencia was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

16 babies were named Clemencia in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clemencia

The Social Security Administration has registered 421 babies named Clemencia between 1894 and 2003, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clemencia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clemencia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Clemencia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 172 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Clemencia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clemencia 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 421 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.

Clemencia at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

421

Since 1894

110 years of records

Peak year

1922

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1894

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2003

Clemencia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1894

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1922)
16
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
05101520 200319811962195019431931192319151894 5

Clemencia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
91 births that decade — 22% of Clemencia's all-time total
1890s51910s581920s911930s681940s611950s331960s281970s311980s261990s102000s10

Clemencia by state

Where Clemencia concentrates geographically — total births since 1894

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Clemencia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
172 40.9%
Texas share of Clemencia's total US births 40.9%

172 of 421 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clemencia?
421 babies have been named Clemencia since 1894. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1922 with 16 births.
When was Clemencia most popular?
Clemencia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Clemencia most popular?
The top states for the name Clemencia are Texas (172 births).
How long has the name Clemencia been used?
Clemencia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 110 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Clemencia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cleo, Clementine, Cleta, Clemmie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1894–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.