Recorded 1880–2021 Unisex name Peak 1916 2,637 births

Clemmie — unisex name

2,637 babies named Clemmie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1581890s2771900s3241910s5011920s4961930s3411940s2871950s1741960s581970s152020s6
1910s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Clemmie was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

63 babies were named Clemmie in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clemmie

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,637 babies named Clemmie between 1880 and 2021, spanning 142 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Clemmie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 63 babies received it in a single year. Clemmie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 972 additional births since 1892.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clemmie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 501 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Clemmie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 278 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Clemmie in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clemmie 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 2,637 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.

Clemmie at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

2,637

Since 1880

142 years of records

Peak year

1916

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1880

Recorded for 142 years

Last year on file: 2021

Clemmie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1880

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1916)
63
Annual births at peak — across 142 years of records
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Clemmie popularity over time — boys

972 total births recorded since 1892 (Clemmie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 972 births
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Clemmie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
501 births that decade — 19% of Clemmie's all-time total
1880s1581890s2771900s3241910s5011920s4961930s3411940s2871950s1741960s581970s152020s6

Clemmie by state

Where Clemmie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Clemmie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
278 10.5%
#2 Alabama
174 6.6%
#3 Mississippi
170 6.4%
#4 Georgia
101 3.8%
#5 Tennessee
54 2.0%
#6 Arkansas
52 2.0%
#7 Louisiana
15 0.6%
#8 North Carolina
10 0.4%
Texas share of Clemmie's total US births 10.5%
Even split

278 of 2,637 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Clemmie appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clemmie?
2,637 babies have been named Clemmie since 1880. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1916 with 63 births.
When was Clemmie most popular?
Clemmie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 501 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Clemmie most popular?
The top states for the name Clemmie are Texas (278 births), Alabama (174 births), Mississippi (170 births).
Is Clemmie a unisex name?
Yes, Clemmie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 2,637 births, and as a boy's name it has 972 births.
How long has the name Clemmie been used?
Clemmie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 142 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Clemmie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cleo, Clementine, Cleta, Cleopatra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2021 (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.