How Many People Are Named Clemens?
An estimated 357 people in the United States have the first name Clemens. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Clemens peaked in popularity in 1918 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clemens as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Clemens paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
357
About 1 in 960,096 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1918
66 births
Total Registered
1,641
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clemens
Clemens is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,641 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Clemens as a male name
Ranked #8,416 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (66 births)
Clemens: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clemens span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 471 babies were registered. Clemens has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Clemens by Decade
How has Clemens tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Clemens by State
Birth registrations for Clemens span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota. The lowest are in Texas, Indiana, North Dakota. On average, about 41 Clemenss were registered per state.
Clemens + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clemens as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Clemens
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Clemens: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clemens?
We estimate approximately 357 people named Clemens are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 960,096 Americans share this first name.
Is Clemens a common name?
Clemens is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,641 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clemens most popular?
Clemens reached peak popularity in 1918, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clemens is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clemens a male name?
Clemens is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clemens Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clemens Smith, Clemens Johnson, Clemens Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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