Clemente
Masculine · “merciful”
Clemente is Latin for merciful, and the word originally described weather — a mild day, before it described a mild person.
How old is the name Clemente?
Clemente was already in use when US birth records began in 1880 — it is at least 145 years old. The typical Clemente alive today was born around 1978, making them about 47 years old. About 2,800 people named Clemente are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Clemente most popular?
Clemente peaked in 1880, reaching #809 nationally. Today it ranks #4539, 3,730 places below that high. See the whole 1880 chart.
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Where it comes from
From clemens to Clemente
The story of Clemente
Clemens described a mild climate and a mild disposition together, and English inclement weather still carries the first. Fourteen popes have taken the name. Roberto Clemente, the Puerto Rican baseball player, died in 1972 delivering earthquake relief to Nicaragua and is one of the most respected figures in the sport's history. The name is used across Italy, Spain and Latin America.
Meaning
merciful, mild
From Latin clemens, mild or gentle, used of weather and of temperament alike; the same root gives clemency and the phrase inclement weather, which preserves the older sense.
How the name formed
- clemens
- Clemente
Related forms: Clemente · Clemente · Clement
Pronouncing Clemente
kleh-MEN-teh
Three syllables with the stress in the middle. Every letter is sounded.
Nicknames for Clemente
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1880
- Most boys named
- 200458 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #809reached in 1880
- Change vs 2023
- −15.4%22 in 2025, from 26
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Clemente in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Clemente in Italian — same name
- Clemente in Spanish — same name
- Clement in English — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California, New York.
Clementes among us
people named Clemente are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 77,640 born in 2025 was named Clemente
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Clemente sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Clemente beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Clemente in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled Latin meaning that is plain and warm.
- Clem is a complete short form in its own right.
- A genuinely admirable modern bearer behind it.
- It reads as of an older generation to Spanish and Italian speakers.
- Clement is the English form and looks quite different.
- Eight letters and three syllables is a fair amount for early handwriting.
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Frequently asked
- How many Clementes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,800 people named Clemente are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Clemente in 2025?
- Clemente ranks #4539 among US boy names in 2025, with 22 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Clemente?
- About 1 in every 77,640 US boys born in 2025 was named Clemente — 22 in all.
- Will my child share the name Clemente with classmates?
- Clemente will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Clemente
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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