US rank #2255 Boys' name Peak 1918 14,103 births

Clement — #2255 US boys' name

14,103 babies named Clement in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s2421890s3171900s4421910s23321920s28421930s18451940s15621950s12831960s7921970s4981980s4401990s3922000s3902010s4422020s284
#2255
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Clement was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

344 babies were named Clement in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clement

The Social Security Administration has registered 14,103 babies named Clement between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clement currently holds the #2255 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 344 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clement performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 2,842 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Clement shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 1,313 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Clement in 40 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clement 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 14,103 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.

Clement at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

14,103

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1918

344 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#2,255

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Clement popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1918)
344
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-1000100200300400 202420051986196719481929191018911880 16

Clement popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1936 (Clement as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1936 6

Clement by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
2,842 births that decade — 20% of Clement's all-time total
1880s2421890s3171900s4421910s23321920s28421930s18451940s15621950s12831960s7921970s4981980s4401990s3922000s3902010s4422020s284

Clement by state

Where Clement concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Clement
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
1,313 9.3%
#2 New York
1,238 8.8%
#3 California
550 3.9%
#4 Illinois
505 3.6%
#5 Massachusetts
459 3.3%
#6 Ohio
459 3.3%
#7 Michigan
391 2.8%
#8 Texas
383 2.7%
Pennsylvania share of Clement's total US births 9.3%
Even split

1,313 of 14,103 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.

Clement appears in 40 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clement?
14,103 babies have been named Clement since 1880. It currently ranks #2255 among boys. The peak year was 1918 with 344 births.
When was Clement most popular?
Clement was most popular in the 1920s decade with 2,842 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Clement most popular?
The top states for the name Clement are Pennsylvania (1,313 births), New York (1,238 births), California (550 births).
How long has the name Clement been used?
Clement has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Clement?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cleveland, Cleo, Cletus, Cleve, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.