Boys' name · since 1880
Clement
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 14,167 babies named Clement, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,008 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,259 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,167
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Clement is the #2259 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 14,167 recorded since 1880.
Clement has 14,167 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2259 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,008 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,259 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 14,167 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clement ranks #1,008 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,259 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 14,167 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,008 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,259 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,167
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clement's 14,167 recorded births place it above 97.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Clement compares
14,167 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Clement's all-time total is 38x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Clement | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,167 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 344 | 34 | 22,252 |
Clement's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Clement splits its recorded history at 1953: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1885 (9 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 344 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Clement popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 344
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Clement popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1936 (Clement as girls' name)
Clement by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,842 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Clement's strongest decade.
2,842 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Clement births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 242
1880s
242 births
- 1890s 317
1890s
317 births
- 1900s 442
1900s
442 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,332 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,842 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,845 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,562 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,283 births
- 1960s 792
1960s
792 births
- 1970s 498
1970s
498 births
- 1980s 440
1980s
440 births
- 1990s 392
1990s
392 births
- 2000s 390
2000s
390 births
- 2010s 442
2010s
442 births
- 2020s 348
2020s
348 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,842 births (20% of all-time use).
How Clement compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Clement's total volume
Clement by state
Where Clement concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 1,318 | 9.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,238 | 8.7% |
| #3 | California | | 555 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 505 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 459 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 459 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 391 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Texas | | 389 | 2.7% |
1,318 of 14,167 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Clement appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Clement's data
- Clement's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,842 total births); usage has since declined to 348 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Clements (1,318 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
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 Clement: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Clement 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.