Boys' name · since 1894
Clemon
Clemon has 1,339 recorded births since 1894 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,262 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,339
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clemon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,339 recorded since 1894.
Clemon has 1,339 recorded births among boys since 1894, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2003.
- #4,262 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,339 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clemon ranks #4,262 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,339 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,262 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,339
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clemon's 1,339 recorded births place it above 90.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Clemon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Clemon's full recorded timeline at 1943, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1896, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Clemon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2003
- Peak year (1919)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Clemon by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (264 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Clemon's strongest decade.
264 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Clemon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 18
1890s
18 births
- 1900s 43
1900s
43 births
- 1910s
1910s
185 births
- 1920s
1920s
264 births
- 1930s
1930s
211 births
- 1940s
1940s
190 births
- 1950s
1950s
187 births
- 1960s
1960s
121 births
- 1970s 63
1970s
63 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 264 births (20% of all-time use).
How Clemon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Clemon's total volume
Clemon by state
Where Clemon concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 31 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 25 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 23 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 20 | 1.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
31 of 1,339 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Clemon appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Clemon's data
- Clemon's decade-level peak was the 1920s (264 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Clemons (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Clemon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1894–2003 (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 Clemon 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.