Etymology in the sources
Source-reportedShortening.
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: ClemCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Turkish Wiktionary: ClemCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
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/\klɛm\/ · French
01 / Meaning & origin
Clem is a unisex given name documented in English and French. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
Separate records with matching spellings: Clém (French)
2 source accounts
Shortening.
Apocope de Clémence, Clément ou Clémentine.
02 / Across borders
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3 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2017: 9 boys (rank 8140). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Clem
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 22 | 363 | observed |
| 1881 | 18 | 395 | observed |
| 1882 | 34 | 294 | observed |
| 1883 | 31 | 294 | observed |
| 1884 | 32 | 306 | observed |
| 1885 | 34 | 284 | observed |
| 1886 | 25 | 336 | observed |
| 1887 | 32 | 294 | observed |
| 1888 | 29 | 343 | observed |
| 1889 | 41 | 260 | observed |
| 1890 | 25 | 351 | observed |
| 1891 | 22 | 364 | observed |
| 1892 | 39 | 292 | observed |
| 1893 | 28 | 330 | observed |
| 1894 | 24 | 376 | observed |
| 1895 | 28 | 347 | observed |
| 1896 | 27 | 367 | observed |
| 1897 | 28 | 353 | observed |
| 1898 | 24 | 403 | observed |
| 1899 | 22 | 394 | observed |
| 1900 | 28 | 424 | observed |
| 1901 | 17 | 466 | observed |
| 1902 | 25 | 404 | observed |
| 1903 | 18 | 505 | observed |
| 1904 | 17 | 538 | observed |
| 1905 | 27 | 410 | observed |
| 1906 | 12 | 709 | observed |
| 1907 | 25 | 464 | observed |
| 1908 | 24 | 513 | observed |
| 1909 | 28 | 487 | observed |
| 1910 | 23 | 598 | observed |
| 1911 | 23 | 644 | observed |
| 1912 | 66 | 484 | observed |
| 1913 | 51 | 615 | observed |
| 1914 | 84 | 536 | observed |
| 1915 | 92 | 595 | observed |
| 1916 | 92 | 606 | observed |
| 1917 | 102 | 589 | observed |
| 1918 | 94 | 632 | observed |
| 1919 | 92 | 633 | observed |
| 1920 | 100 | 629 | observed |
| 1921 | 71 | 804 | observed |
| 1922 | 98 | 648 | observed |
| 1923 | 78 | 737 | observed |
| 1924 | 97 | 653 | observed |
| 1925 | 88 | 682 | observed |
| 1926 | 79 | 716 | observed |
| 1927 | 92 | 662 | observed |
| 1928 | 71 | 767 | observed |
| 1929 | 71 | 752 | observed |
| 1930 | 70 | 765 | observed |
| 1931 | 49 | 922 | observed |
| 1932 | 60 | 821 | observed |
| 1933 | 65 | 757 | observed |
| 1934 | 66 | 751 | observed |
| 1935 | 49 | 903 | observed |
| 1936 | 50 | 861 | observed |
| 1937 | 48 | 896 | observed |
| 1938 | 49 | 897 | observed |
| 1939 | 45 | 931 | observed |
| 1940 | 45 | 952 | observed |
| 1941 | 46 | 938 | observed |
| 1942 | 47 | 970 | observed |
| 1943 | 49 | 956 | observed |
| 1944 | 53 | 870 | observed |
| 1945 | 44 | 966 | observed |
| 1946 | 63 | 826 | observed |
| 1947 | 55 | 956 | observed |
| 1948 | 46 | 1,037 | observed |
| 1949 | 51 | 967 | observed |
| 1950 | 37 | 1,181 | observed |
| 1951 | 35 | 1,242 | observed |
| 1952 | 27 | 1,461 | observed |
| 1953 | 46 | 1,074 | observed |
| 1954 | 34 | 1,292 | observed |
| 1955 | 30 | 1,396 | observed |
| 1956 | 37 | 1,257 | observed |
| 1957 | 45 | 1,151 | observed |
| 1958 | 35 | 1,305 | observed |
| 1959 | 29 | 1,467 | observed |
| 1960 | 43 | 1,193 | observed |
| 1961 | 31 | 1,439 | observed |
| 1962 | 16 | 2,035 | observed |
| 1963 | 25 | 1,585 | observed |
| 1964 | 35 | 1,327 | observed |
| 1965 | 21 | 1,720 | observed |
| 1966 | 17 | 1,891 | observed |
| 1967 | 19 | 1,809 | observed |
| 1968 | 14 | 2,200 | observed |
| 1969 | 23 | 1,728 | observed |
| 1970 | 15 | 2,399 | observed |
| 1971 | 14 | 2,558 | observed |
| 1972 | 13 | 2,659 | observed |
| 1973 | 5 | 5,101 | observed |
| 1974 | 12 | 2,946 | observed |
| 1975 | 12 | 3,078 | observed |
| 1976 | 9 | 3,724 | observed |
| 1977 | 10 | 3,606 | observed |
| 1978 | 11 | 3,400 | observed |
| 1979 | 10 | 3,810 | observed |
| 1980 | 8 | 4,495 | observed |
| 1981 | 13 | 3,221 | observed |
| 1982 | 9 | 4,234 | observed |
| 1983 | 12 | 3,411 | observed |
| 1984 | 10 | 3,925 | observed |
| 1985 | 12 | 3,599 | observed |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | 8 | 4,968 | observed |
| 1988 | 9 | 4,786 | observed |
| 1989 | 6 | 6,941 | observed |
| 1990 | 6 | 7,178 | observed |
| 1991 | 9 | 5,521 | observed |
| 1992 | 5 | 8,435 | observed |
| 1993 | 5 | 8,700 | observed |
| 1994 | 7 | 6,968 | observed |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | 5 | 10,349 | observed |
| 2001 | 8 | 7,536 | observed |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | 6 | 10,662 | observed |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | 7 | 9,871 | observed |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | 6 | 10,770 | observed |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | 5 | 12,086 | observed |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | 9 | 8,140 | observed |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Clem” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Clem— “merciful”
_Clem_, _m._ _Eng._ Lat. merciful, 160
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.