Recorded 1914–1942 Boys' name Peak 1914 17 births

Clemson — boys' name

17 babies named Clemson in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s51940s5
1910s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Clemson was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

7 babies were named Clemson in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clemson

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Clemson between 1914 and 1942, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clemson currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clemson performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Clemson shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Clemson in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clemson 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 17 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.

Clemson at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

17

Since 1914

29 years of records

Peak year

1914

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1914

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1942

Clemson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1914

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1914)
7
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 194219211914 7

Clemson by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
7 births that decade — 41% of Clemson's all-time total
1910s71920s51940s5

Clemson by state

Where Clemson concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Clemson
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
7 41.2%
South Carolina share of Clemson's total US births 41.2%

7 of 17 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clemson?
17 babies have been named Clemson since 1914. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1914 with 7 births.
When was Clemson most popular?
Clemson was most popular in the 1910s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
Where is Clemson most popular?
The top states for the name Clemson are South Carolina (7 births).
How long has the name Clemson been used?
Clemson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 29 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Clemson?
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, 1914–1942 (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.