Total births
27
Unisex name · since 1915
Clennie
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Clennie, peaking in 1936. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 27
- total births
- 1915–1936
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
Clennie sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 27 recorded since 1915.
Clennie has 27 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1936.
- 27 total births
- 1915–1936 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 37% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
27 boys have been named Clennie since 1915, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1936.
- 27
- total births
- 1915–1936
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
37% of everyone ever named Clennie was born in this single decade.
1936
Single peak year
7 babies were named Clennie in 1936 - its busiest year on record.
Clennie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Clennie's full recorded timeline at 1920, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1936 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Clennie at a glance
Last recorded 1936Peak year
1936
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Clennie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1936
- Peak year (1936)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Clennie popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 1894 (Clennie as girls' name)
Clennie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Clennie's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Clennie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 10 births (37% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Clennie? ▼
Since 1915, Social Security records show 27 babies named Clennie. The most recent recorded year was 1936. Its busiest year on record was 1936, with 7 births.
When was Clennie most popular? ▼
Clennie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
Is Clennie a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Clennie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 27 births, and as a girl's name it has 22 births.
How long has the name Clennie been used? ▼
Records for Clennie go back to 1915, giving 22 years of history through 1936.
What names are similar to Clennie? ▼
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.
What to do with Clennie's data
- Clennie's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1930s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Clennie
Nearby Names Like Clennie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Clennie
Cleveland Boy
#6471 21,945 births
Clement Boy
#2211 14,167 births
Cleo Boy
#4710 11,527 births
Cletus Boy
#10969 7,437 births
Cleve Boy
4,506 births
Compare Clennie side by side: Clennie vs Cleveland Clennie vs Clement Clennie vs Cleo
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1915–1936 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Clennie: Baby Name Since 1915 - 27 Births, Peak 1936." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/clennie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Clennie 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 June 2026.