Recorded 1886–2025 · United States
Clemence was most popular in 1917, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,135 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 966 people named Clemence.
Across the whole record Clemence is a unisex name — 56.7% of the 966 Americans given it were girls and 43.3% were boys. It changed hands: since 1918 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org