Boys' name · since 1880
Clemente
3,751 babies named Clemente in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,189 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,543 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,751
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
3,751 babies have been named Clemente since 1880, making it today's #4543 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clemente has been recorded 3,751 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #4543 nationally and more common than 67% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,189 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,543 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,751 born since 1880
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clemente ranks #2,189 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,543 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,751 born since 1880, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,189 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,543 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,751
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Clemente's 3,751 recorded births place it above 95.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Clemente compares
3,751 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Clemente's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Clemente | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,751 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 34 | 22,252 |
Clemente's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Clemente's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 60, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Clemente popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Clemente by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (505 births, 13% of the file).
1990s was Clemente's strongest decade.
505 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Clemente births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1910s 121
1910s
121 births
- 1920s
1920s
272 births
- 1930s
1930s
230 births
- 1940s
1940s
266 births
- 1950s
1950s
315 births
- 1960s
1960s
332 births
- 1970s
1970s
415 births
- 1980s
1980s
420 births
- 1990s
1990s
505 births
- 2000s
2000s
447 births
- 2010s
2010s
286 births
- 2020s 136
2020s
136 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 505 births (13% of all-time use).
How Clemente 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 Clemente's total volume
Clemente by state
Where Clemente concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,346 | 35.9% |
| #2 | California | | 796 | 21.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 63 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 21 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 10 | 0.3% |
| #6 | New Mexico | | 10 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.1% |
1,346 of 3,751 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Clemente's data
- Clemente's decade-level peak was the 1990s (505 total births); usage has since declined to 136 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Clementes (1,346 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Clemente: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
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 Clemente 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.