Recorded 1919–1959 Boys' name Peak 1921 60 births

Clemmon — boys' name

60 babies named Clemmon in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s181930s61940s211950s10
1940s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Clemmon was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

7 babies were named Clemmon in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clemmon

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Clemmon between 1919 and 1959, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clemmon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clemmon performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Clemmon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clemmon 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 60 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.

Clemmon at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

60

Since 1919

41 years of records

Peak year

1921

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1919

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1959

Clemmon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1919

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1921)
7
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19591958194919471942194119341925192119201919 5

Clemmon by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
21 births that decade — 35% of Clemmon's all-time total
1910s51920s181930s61940s211950s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clemmon?
60 babies have been named Clemmon since 1919. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1921 with 7 births.
When was Clemmon most popular?
Clemmon was most popular in the 1940s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Clemmon been used?
Clemmon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 41 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Clemmon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cleveland, Clement, Cleo, Cletus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1919–1959 (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.