Is Clemmie a boy or girl name?

Clemmie is a unisex name. Of the 3,609 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 73.1% were girls and 26.9% were boys. It changed hands in 1959, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Clemmie

Recorded 1880–2021 · United States

Clemmie was most popular in 1917, when 82 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,401 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,609 people named Clemmie.

Clemmie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Clemmie’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Clemmie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Clemmie is a unisex name — 73.1% of the 3,609 Americans given it were girls and 26.9% were boys. It changed hands: since 1959 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.

Names that peaked alongside Clemmie

Where Clemmie is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org