Girls' name · since 1888
Clementina
1,697 babies named Clementina in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,261 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,380 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,697
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Clementina is the #8380 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,697 recorded since 1888.
Social Security Administration records show Clementina recorded 1,697 times among girls since 1888, holding rank #8380 nationally today, ahead of 52% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #5,261 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,380 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,697 born since 1888
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clementina ranks #5,261 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,380 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,697 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,261 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,380 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,697
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clementina's 1,697 recorded births place it above 92.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Clementina compares
1,697 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Clementina's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Clementina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,697 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 21 | 19,840 |
Clementina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Clementina's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1888, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 47, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Clementina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1925)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Clementina by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (354 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Clementina's strongest decade.
354 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Clementina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 68
1900s
68 births
- 1910s
1910s
257 births
- 1920s
1920s
354 births
- 1930s
1930s
180 births
- 1940s 126
1940s
126 births
- 1950s 127
1950s
127 births
- 1960s 101
1960s
101 births
- 1970s 98
1970s
98 births
- 1980s 80
1980s
80 births
- 1990s 69
1990s
69 births
- 2000s 54
2000s
54 births
- 2010s 102
2010s
102 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 354 births (21% of all-time use).
How Clementina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Clementina's total volume
Clementina by state
Where Clementina concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 190 | 11.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 81 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 55 | 3.2% |
| #4 | California | | 54 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 26 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 19 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Connecticut | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 7 | 0.4% |
190 of 1,697 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Clementina appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Clementina's data
- Clementina's decade-level peak was the 1920s (354 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Clementinas (190 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Clementina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Clementina 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.