# Clem (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/clem/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,329 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 4,275 / 54 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 11, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Shortening.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 5 | 1,322 |
| 1890 | 6 | 1,238 |
| 1895 | 5 | 1,640 |
| 1896 | 5 | 1,630 |
| 1905 | 5 | 1,993 |
| 1911 | 5 | 2,539 |
| 1915 | 5 | 4,406 |
| 1917 | 7 | 3,790 |
| 1922 | 5 | 5,154 |
| 1926 | 6 | 4,401 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 8 | 5,049 |
| 1988 | 9 | 4,853 |
| 1989 | 6 | 7,118 |
| 1990 | 6 | 7,338 |
| 1991 | 9 | 5,588 |
| 1992 | 5 | 8,636 |
| 1993 | 5 | 8,950 |
| 1994 | 7 | 7,085 |
| 2000 | 5 | 10,655 |
| 2001 | 8 | 7,658 |
| 2006 | 6 | 10,918 |
| 2008 | 7 | 10,063 |
| 2012 | 6 | 11,052 |
| 2015 | 5 | 12,428 |
| 2017 | 9 | 8,286 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4 | 2,425 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3,225 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2,857 |

## In other languages

- French: Clém

## People named Clem

- Clem Bevans, American actor (1879-1963)
- Clem Hill, Australian cricketer (1877-1945)
- Clem Beauchamp, American actor and director (1898–1992)
- Clem Clempson, English guitarist
- Clem Haskins, American basketball player and coach
- Clem Stephenson, English football player and manager (1890-1961)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.