Clementine
Clementine was given to 676 girls in 2025, #456 among girls’ names; 13,676 Americans have been recorded with it since 1880 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 8,900 Americans named Clementine and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (65% of everyone recorded); the median is 9 years old and half are between 4 and 19.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Clementine by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Clementine mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Clementine is “a female given name from Latin; feminine of Clement.” Its etymology gives the sense “merciful” (clēmens).
From French Clémentine, from Latin Clēmentīna, from Clēmens (genitive Clēmentis), from clēmens (“merciful”). By surface analysis, Clement + -ine (feminine suffix). Doublet of Clementina.
/ˈklɛməntaɪn/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Clementine?
#456 among girls’ names, 2025
Clementine rose from #815 in 2015 to #456 in 2025 among girls’ names; its share of girls born rose from 0.19 to 0.42 per 1,000.
676 babies in 2025, the peak
Clementine peaked in 2025, when 676 girls were given it, #456 among girls’ names. In 2024 it went to 650 girls.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 676 | #456 | 0.42 |
| 2024 | 650 | #474 | 0.40 |
| 2023 | 557 | #542 | 0.35 |
| 2022 | 547 | #559 | 0.33 |
| 2021 | 555 | #551 | 0.34 |
| 2020 | 483 | #603 | 0.30 |
| 2019 | 423 | #686 | 0.25 |
| 2018 | 427 | #684 | 0.25 |
| 2017 | 383 | #739 | 0.22 |
| 2016 | 388 | #734 | 0.22 |
Every recorded year (141)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 344 | #815 | 0.19 |
| 2014 | 288 | #939 | 0.16 |
| 2013 | 227 | #1,086 | 0.13 |
| 2012 | 208 | #1,180 | 0.12 |
| 2011 | 150 | #1,490 | 0.09 |
| 2010 | 132 | #1,629 | 0.07 |
| 2009 | 143 | #1,575 | 0.08 |
| 2008 | 103 | #2,021 | 0.05 |
| 2007 | 91 | #2,184 | 0.05 |
| 2006 | 78 | #2,403 | 0.04 |
| 2005 | 59 | #2,788 | 0.03 |
| 2004 | 29 | #4,618 | 0.02 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,116 | 0.01 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,300 | 0.01 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,830 | 0.01 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,550 | 0.01 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,264 | 0.01 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,621 | 0.01 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,989 | under 0.01 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,277 | 0.01 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,620 | 0.01 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,880 | under 0.01 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,592 | under 0.01 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,406 | 0.01 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,909 | under 0.01 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,822 | 0.01 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,417 | 0.01 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,984 | under 0.01 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,603 | 0.01 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,997 | 0.01 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,344 | under 0.01 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,545 | under 0.01 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,145 | 0.01 |
| 1978 | 5 | #10,043 | under 0.01 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,572 | under 0.01 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,296 | under 0.01 |
| 1974 | 12 | #4,773 | 0.01 |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,594 | under 0.01 |
| 1972 | 9 | #5,558 | 0.01 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,102 | under 0.01 |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,909 | under 0.01 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,533 | under 0.01 |
| 1968 | 10 | #4,538 | 0.01 |
| 1967 | 11 | #4,086 | 0.01 |
| 1966 | 34 | #1,987 | 0.02 |
| 1965 | 27 | #2,303 | 0.02 |
| 1964 | 43 | #1,785 | 0.02 |
| 1963 | 41 | #1,817 | 0.02 |
| 1962 | 39 | #1,828 | 0.02 |
| 1961 | 35 | #1,959 | 0.02 |
| 1960 | 51 | #1,564 | 0.03 |
| 1959 | 58 | #1,407 | 0.03 |
| 1958 | 58 | #1,396 | 0.03 |
| 1957 | 93 | #1,083 | 0.05 |
| 1956 | 77 | #1,186 | 0.04 |
| 1955 | 80 | #1,113 | 0.04 |
| 1954 | 88 | #1,045 | 0.05 |
| 1953 | 101 | #940 | 0.05 |
| 1952 | 104 | #906 | 0.06 |
| 1951 | 119 | #818 | 0.07 |
| 1950 | 134 | #741 | 0.08 |
| 1949 | 89 | #944 | 0.05 |
| 1948 | 95 | #889 | 0.06 |
| 1947 | 91 | #930 | 0.05 |
| 1946 | 79 | #936 | 0.05 |
| 1945 | 73 | #881 | 0.06 |
| 1944 | 79 | #856 | 0.06 |
| 1943 | 118 | #708 | 0.08 |
| 1942 | 93 | #790 | 0.07 |
| 1941 | 86 | #780 | 0.07 |
| 1940 | 106 | #672 | 0.09 |
| 1939 | 103 | #668 | 0.09 |
| 1938 | 78 | #799 | 0.07 |
| 1937 | 102 | #673 | 0.10 |
| 1936 | 107 | #637 | 0.10 |
| 1935 | 91 | #706 | 0.09 |
| 1934 | 82 | #737 | 0.08 |
| 1933 | 91 | #681 | 0.09 |
| 1932 | 99 | #679 | 0.09 |
| 1931 | 114 | #621 | 0.11 |
| 1930 | 96 | #707 | 0.09 |
| 1929 | 117 | #645 | 0.10 |
| 1928 | 106 | #680 | 0.09 |
| 1927 | 123 | #651 | 0.10 |
| 1926 | 106 | #705 | 0.09 |
| 1925 | 129 | #645 | 0.11 |
| 1924 | 152 | #604 | 0.12 |
| 1923 | 138 | #627 | 0.11 |
| 1922 | 141 | #615 | 0.12 |
| 1921 | 160 | #567 | 0.13 |
| 1920 | 119 | #662 | 0.10 |
| 1919 | 144 | #582 | 0.13 |
| 1918 | 147 | #588 | 0.13 |
| 1917 | 149 | #550 | 0.14 |
| 1916 | 151 | #541 | 0.14 |
| 1915 | 132 | #560 | 0.13 |
| 1914 | 127 | #494 | 0.17 |
| 1913 | 83 | #562 | 0.13 |
| 1912 | 83 | #536 | 0.15 |
| 1911 | 84 | #444 | 0.20 |
| 1910 | 71 | #480 | 0.18 |
| 1909 | 47 | #560 | 0.14 |
| 1908 | 50 | #512 | 0.15 |
| 1907 | 37 | #615 | 0.12 |
| 1906 | 31 | #648 | 0.10 |
| 1905 | 38 | #564 | 0.13 |
| 1904 | 26 | #686 | 0.09 |
| 1903 | 40 | #504 | 0.15 |
| 1902 | 49 | #445 | 0.19 |
| 1901 | 30 | #561 | 0.13 |
| 1900 | 29 | #659 | 0.10 |
| 1899 | 35 | #499 | 0.15 |
| 1898 | 33 | #558 | 0.13 |
| 1897 | 36 | #480 | 0.15 |
| 1896 | 23 | #656 | 0.10 |
| 1895 | 22 | #662 | 0.09 |
| 1894 | 35 | #478 | 0.16 |
| 1893 | 26 | #550 | 0.12 |
| 1892 | 32 | #482 | 0.15 |
| 1891 | 21 | #575 | 0.11 |
| 1890 | 42 | #388 | 0.22 |
| 1889 | 22 | #546 | 0.12 |
| 1888 | 29 | #458 | 0.16 |
| 1887 | 16 | #562 | 0.11 |
| 1886 | 27 | #419 | 0.19 |
| 1885 | 29 | #382 | 0.22 |
| 1884 | 16 | #523 | 0.12 |
| 1883 | 15 | #501 | 0.13 |
| 1882 | 24 | #363 | 0.22 |
| 1881 | 6 | #752 | 0.07 |
| 1880 | 19 | #376 | 0.21 |
Ranks and shares: girls’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all girls SSA recorded that year.
Is Clementine a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Clementine has been recorded only for girls: SSA lists no boys with the name in 141 years of records (it lists a name only in years with 5 or more babies of a sex).
Girls and boys named Clementine: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Clementine, and how old are they?
8,900 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 65% of the 13,676 Americans ever recorded as Clementine. The median Clementine alive today is 9 years old; half are between 4 and 19.
The 2020 Census counted 5,942 people named Clementine (5,918 women and girls, 24 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 6,082 born in the U.S. The Census count is 2% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 499 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 1,120 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 157 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 105 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 1,100 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 5,910 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Clementine born?
The states with the most babies named Clementine are California, Texas and Florida, with 27% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 81 | #408 | 0.9× |
| Texas | 62 | #512 | 0.7× |
| Florida | 30 | #585 | 0.6× |
| Washington | 30 | #240 | 1.3× |
| New York | 27 | #614 | 0.8× |
| Pennsylvania | 26 | #418 | 0.8× |
| Ohio | 25 | #451 | 0.5× |
| Arizona | 24 | #295 | 0.8× |
| Illinois | 23 | #457 | 0.6× |
| Virginia | 20 | #402 | 0.9× |
Where Clementine is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Clementine is most over-represented in North Carolina: since 1910 it was given 1.6 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Clementine with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 2 names spelled alike, given to 15,373 babies since 1880, Clementine is the most given (89% of them). In 2025 it was given to 676 of their 688 babies (98%), again the most given.
| Name | Since 1880 | Births 2025 | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clementine | 13,676 | 676 | 2025 |
| Clementina | 1,697 | 12 | 1925 |
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Clementine
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Clementine and names like it
- Compare Clementine and ClementinaBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2020sClementine peaked in 2025.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Clementine since 1910.
- The top names of 2025The year the most babies were named Clementine.
- The names of Generation AlphaMost people named Clementine alive today were born 2013-2025.
- Names starting with CMost given first.