Boys' name · since 1910
Clements
Clements has 281 recorded births since 1910 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,977 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 281
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
281 boys have been named Clements since 1910, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clements has been recorded 281 times among boys since 1910, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1948.
- #10,977 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 281 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clements ranks #10,977 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 281 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,977 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 281
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clements's 281 recorded births place it above 75.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Clements's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Clements splits its recorded history at 1925: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Clements popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1948
- Peak year (1915)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Clements by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (116 births, 41% of the file).
1920s was Clements's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Clements births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
104 births
- 1920s
1920s
116 births
- 1930s 38
1930s
38 births
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 116 births (41% of all-time use).
Clements by state
Where Clements concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 10 | 3.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.8% |
10 of 281 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Clements's data
- Clements's decade-level peak was the 1920s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Clementss (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Clements: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1910–1948 (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 Clements 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.