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.
58% of everyone ever named Clemons was born in this single decade.
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 1952Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Clemons popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1910
- Peak year (1919)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1952.
72 total births across 43 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1919 with 8 births in a single year.
Clemons by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 42 births that decade — 58% of Clemons's all-time total
Clemons decade highlights
- Peak decade 42 births
- Runner-up 25 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Clemons's strongest decade
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 58% of all-time use.
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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, 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.