Girls' name · since 1887
Clemma
Since 1887, U.S. Social Security records show 161 babies named Clemma, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 161
- born since 1887
- 1910s
- peak decade
Clemma sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 161 recorded since 1887.
Clemma has 161 recorded births among girls since 1887, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 1952.
- #22,047 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 161 born since 1887
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clemma ranks #22,047 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 161 born since 1887, peaking in the 1910s.
- #22,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 161
- born since 1887
- 1910s
- peak decade
Clemma's 161 recorded births place it above 69.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Clemma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Clemma's full recorded timeline at 1918, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1894, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Clemma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–1952
- Peak year (1916)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Clemma by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (47 births, 29% of the file).
1910s was Clemma's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Clemma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 14
1880s
14 births
- 1890s 15
1890s
15 births
- 1900s 15
1900s
15 births
- 1910s
1910s
47 births
- 1920s
1920s
45 births
- 1930s
1930s
20 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 47 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Clemma's data
- Clemma's decade-level peak was the 1910s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Clemma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1887–1952 (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 Clemma 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.