How Many People Are Named Clement?
An estimated 5,321 people in the United States have the first name Clement. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Clement peaked in popularity in 1918 with 344 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clement 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 Clement paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,321
About 1 in 64,415 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1918
344 births
Total Registered
14,109
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clement
Clement is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 14,109 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Clement as a male name
Ranked #2,260 in 2024
63 male births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (344 births)
Clement as a female name
Ranked #3,772 in 1936
6 female births in 1936
Peak: 1936 (6 births)
Clement: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clement span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 2,842 babies were registered. Clement has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Clement by Decade
How has Clement 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.
Clement by State
Birth registrations for Clement span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, New York, California. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Oklahoma, Colorado. On average, about 206 Clements were registered per state.
Clement + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clement as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Clement
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Clement: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clement?
We estimate approximately 5,321 people named Clement 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 64,415 Americans share this first name.
Is Clement a common name?
Clement is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,109 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clement most popular?
Clement reached peak popularity in 1918, when 344 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clement is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clement a male name?
Clement is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clement Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clement Smith, Clement Johnson, Clement 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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