Clement

Meaning: Merciful
Origin: Latin

Nicknames: Clem

Boy's name · #2262 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Clement holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#2262 in 2025). About 14,000 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#82 in Belgium (2025) · #113 in France (2025) · #490 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,635 in England & Wales (2025) · #262 in Canada (2024).

Famous Clements

Clement I — 4th Pope of the Catholic Church
Clement Attlee — Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 (1883–1967)
Clement XII — Pope of the Catholic Church from 1730 to 1740
Clement VII — Pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534 (1478–1534)
Clement VIII — Pope of the Catholic Church from 1592 to 1605 (1536–1605)

In stories & tradition

Clement — Epistle to the Philippians (Bible)

What Clements become

Among 1,146 notable people named Clement:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Clement Vallandigham, American lawyer and politician (1820–1871).

Similar names: Merlin · Clinton · Emile · Gregorio · Jules · Sylvester

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