Fun Facts About the Name Clemence
- 966 babies named Clemence: U.S. records list 966 babies given the name Clemence from 1880 through 2025. Even 418 boys received the name Clemence.
What Does the Name Clemence Mean?
Clemence is a feminine given name meaning "mercy" or "gentleness." It comes from Latin Clementia, an abstract noun meaning "mercy, clemency, mildness." The related Latin adjective clemens meant "gentle, merciful, kind." In French the name took the form Clémence, and English Clemence is usually understood as the feminine counterpart of Clement. Etymologically, however, it derives from the noun Clementia rather than directly from the masculine Clemens. The deeper origin of Latin clemens is uncertain, but its meaning in use is well established.
Clemence Name History & Origins
The Latin noun clementia was personified in Roman religion as Clementia, a goddess or virtue associated with mercy and forgiveness. The related masculine name Clemens was used in the Roman world and was borne by Saint Clement of Rome, traditionally an early bishop of Rome. The feminine Clementia passed into medieval Latin and the Romance languages; in French it became Clémence. From French it entered English as Clemence, where it was used in the Middle Ages alongside the masculine Clement. A notable medieval bearer was Clementia of Hungary, queen of France in the fourteenth century.
How Popular is the Name Clemence?
Clemence recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1918. Its best rank was #821 in 1904.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,267 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #15,689 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #10,566 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #11,340 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #9,070 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #8,706 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #16,216 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #11,889 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #11,072 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #14,915 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #14,984 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #13,485 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #13,804 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #17,921 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #15,824 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #17,723 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #13,883 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1941 | #4,043 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #3,888 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #4,525 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #4,437 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #3,103 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #2,957 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1928 | #4,280 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #3,334 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1926 | #3,951 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1925 | #2,977 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1924 | #4,075 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1923 | #3,709 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1922 | #3,426 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1921 | #2,304 | 16 | 0.0013% |
| 1920 | #2,940 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1919 | #2,086 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1918 | #2,704 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1917 | #1,787 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1916 | #2,694 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1915 | #1,895 | 17 | 0.0017% |
| 1914 | #1,921 | 13 | 0.0017% |
| 1913 | #1,916 | 11 | 0.0018% |
| 1912 | #2,424 | 7 | 0.0013% |
| 1911 | #1,386 | 12 | 0.0029% |
| 1910 | #2,192 | 6 | 0.0015% |
| 1909 | #2,009 | 6 | 0.0017% |
| 1908 | #2,177 | 5 | 0.0015% |
| 1907 | #1,669 | 7 | 0.0022% |
| 1906 | #1,059 | 13 | 0.0044% |
| 1905 | #1,568 | 7 | 0.0024% |
| 1904 | #1,183 | 10 | 0.0036% |
| 1903 | #1,463 | 7 | 0.0027% |
| 1902 | #1,472 | 7 | 0.0027% |
| 1901 | #884 | 14 | 0.0058% |
| 1900 | #1,017 | 14 | 0.0047% |
| 1899 | #1,437 | 6 | 0.0026% |
| 1898 | #1,114 | 10 | 0.0039% |
| 1897 | #1,098 | 9 | 0.0038% |
| 1896 | #1,059 | 10 | 0.0042% |
| 1895 | #1,215 | 8 | 0.0034% |
| 1894 | #1,152 | 8 | 0.0036% |
| 1893 | #1,197 | 7 | 0.0033% |
| 1892 | #1,493 | 5 | 0.0024% |
| 1890 | #881 | 10 | 0.0053% |
| 1888 | #1,320 | 5 | 0.0028% |
| 1886 | #1,009 | 6 | 0.0042% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | #3,361 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,768 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #2,909 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #3,615 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #3,637 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #2,047 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1934 | #2,597 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1933 | #2,398 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1932 | #2,492 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1930 | #2,814 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #1,861 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1928 | #1,977 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1927 | #1,969 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1926 | #2,216 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1925 | #2,022 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1924 | #2,146 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1923 | #2,249 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1922 | #1,598 | 23 | 0.0021% |
| 1921 | #1,918 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1920 | #1,656 | 22 | 0.0021% |
| 1919 | #1,707 | 20 | 0.0020% |
| 1918 | #1,552 | 23 | 0.0023% |
| 1917 | #1,705 | 19 | 0.0021% |
| 1916 | #1,709 | 18 | 0.0020% |
| 1915 | #1,569 | 20 | 0.0024% |
| 1914 | #1,271 | 22 | 0.0034% |
| 1913 | #1,971 | 9 | 0.0018% |
| 1912 | #1,640 | 10 | 0.0023% |
| 1910 | #1,453 | 6 | 0.0031% |
| 1907 | #1,377 | 5 | 0.0034% |
| 1904 | #821 | 9 | 0.0070% |
| 1893 | #1,071 | 5 | 0.0045% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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