How Many People Are Named Clemente?
An estimated 2,839 people in the United States have the first name Clemente. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Clemente peaked in popularity in 1996 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clemente 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 Clemente paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,839
About 1 in 120,731 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1996
60 births
Total Registered
3,729
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clemente
Clemente is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,729 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Clemente as a male name
Ranked #4,327 in 2024
24 male births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (60 births)
Clemente: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clemente span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 505 babies were registered. Clemente has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Clemente by Decade
How has Clemente 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.
Clemente by State
Birth registrations for Clemente span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Arizona, New Mexico, Florida. On average, about 322 Clementes were registered per state.
Clemente + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clemente as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Clemente
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Clemente: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clemente?
We estimate approximately 2,839 people named Clemente 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 120,731 Americans share this first name.
Is Clemente a common name?
Clemente is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,729 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clemente most popular?
Clemente reached peak popularity in 1996, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clemente is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clemente a male name?
Clemente is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clemente Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clemente Smith, Clemente Johnson, Clemente 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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