Fun Facts About the Name Klementine
- 40 babies named Klementine: U.S. records list 40 babies given the name Klementine from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Klementine Mean?
Klementine is a feminine name meaning "merciful" or "gentle." It comes from Latin clemens (genitive clementis), an adjective for someone mild, kind, or merciful; the related Latin noun clementia means "mercy" or "clemency." Klementine is a German-spelling form of Clementine, the French feminine form of Clément, which is the French descendant of the Latin name Clemens. The ending -ine goes back to the Latin feminine suffix -ina, which French reshaped. The literal sense of the root is "merciful," and "gentle" is a closely related shade of the same Latin word rather than a separate origin.
Klementine Name History & Origins
Clemens was a Roman cognomen, and the name entered Christian use early: Clement I is traditionally described as bishop of Rome at the end of the first century, and Clement of Alexandria was a Christian writer of the second century. A feminine Latin form, Clementia, also existed, and the same word was used in Latin for the idea of mercy.
The name spread through medieval and early modern Europe mainly in its Latin and vernacular forms. In French it became Clément for men, with the feminine Clémentine; English developed Clement and Clementine. German speakers wrote the same name with an initial K, giving Klemens for men and Klementine for women. Related K-forms appear in other languages of the region, such as Czech Klementina and Polish Klementyna, and in Scandinavia. The Bulgarian church figure Clement of Ohrid is remembered as Kliment.
The American folk song "Oh My Darling, Clementine" uses the French and English form, not the German-spelled Klementine, so the two are best kept apart when tracing the name's use.
How Popular is the Name Klementine?
Klementine has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #9,794 in 2025.
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 | #9,794 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #14,377 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #12,952 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #14,423 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #14,334 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #17,244 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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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