US rank #4306 Boys' name Peak 1996 3,729 births

Clemente — #4306 US boys' name

3,729 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.

1880s61910s1211920s2721930s2301940s2661950s3151960s3321970s4151980s4201990s5052000s4472010s2862020s114
#4306
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 70% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Clemente was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

60 babies were named Clemente in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clemente

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,729 babies named Clemente between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clemente currently holds the #4306 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 60 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clemente performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 505 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Clemente shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,346 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Clemente in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clemente 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 3,729 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.

Clemente at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,729

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1996

60 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#4,306

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Clemente popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
60
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Clemente by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
505 births that decade — 14% of Clemente's all-time total
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Clemente by state

Where Clemente concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Clemente
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,346 36.1%
#2 California
796 21.3%
#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%
Texas share of Clemente's total US births 36.1%
Even split

1,346 of 3,729 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clemente?
3,729 babies have been named Clemente since 1880. It currently ranks #4306 among boys. The peak year was 1996 with 60 births.
When was Clemente most popular?
Clemente was most popular in the 1990s decade with 505 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Clemente most popular?
The top states for the name Clemente are Texas (1,346 births), California (796 births), New York (63 births).
How long has the name Clemente been used?
Clemente has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Clemente?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cleveland, Clement, Cleo, Cletus, 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.