Recorded 1894–2003 Boys' name Peak 1919 1,339 births

Clemon — boys' name

1,339 babies named Clemon in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s181900s431910s1851920s2641930s2111940s1901950s1871960s1211970s631980s411990s52000s11
1920s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Clemon was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

37 babies were named Clemon in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clemon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,339 babies named Clemon between 1894 and 2003, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clemon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clemon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 264 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Clemon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Clemon in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clemon 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 1,339 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.

Clemon at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

1,339

Since 1894

110 years of records

Peak year

1919

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1894

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2003

Clemon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1894

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1919)
37
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Clemon by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
264 births that decade — 20% of Clemon's all-time total
1890s181900s431910s1851920s2641930s2111940s1901950s1871960s1211970s631980s411990s52000s11

Clemon by state

Where Clemon concentrates geographically — total births since 1894

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Clemon
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%
Mississippi share of Clemon's total US births 2.3%
Even split

31 of 1,339 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Clemon appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clemon?
1,339 babies have been named Clemon since 1894. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1919 with 37 births.
When was Clemon most popular?
Clemon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 264 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Clemon most popular?
The top states for the name Clemon are Mississippi (31 births), Alabama (25 births), Texas (23 births).
How long has the name Clemon been used?
Clemon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 110 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Clemon?
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.

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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, 1894–2003 (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.