Recorded 1910–1952 Boys' name Peak 1919 72 births

Clemons — boys' name

72 babies named Clemons in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s251920s421950s5
1920s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Clemons was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

8 babies were named Clemons in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clemons

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Clemons between 1910 and 1952, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clemons currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clemons performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Clemons shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clemons 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 72 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.

Clemons at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

72

Since 1910

43 years of records

Peak year

1919

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1910

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1952

Clemons popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1910

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1919)
8
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Clemons by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
42 births that decade — 58% of Clemons's all-time total
1910s251920s421950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clemons?
72 babies have been named Clemons since 1910. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1919 with 8 births.
When was Clemons most popular?
Clemons was most popular in the 1920s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Clemons been used?
Clemons has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 43 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Clemons?
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, 1910–1952 (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.