# Clementine (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/clementine/  
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 | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “merciful” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈklɛməntaɪn/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Clem, Clemmy, Clemmie |
| Variant spellings | Clementina |
| US babies named this | 13,676 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 13,676 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3,302, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From French Clémentine, from Latin Clēmentīna, from Clēmens (genitive Clēmentis), from clēmens (“merciful”). By surface analysis, Clement + -ine (feminine suffix). Doublet of Clementina.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 150 | 1,490 |
| 2012 | 208 | 1,180 |
| 2013 | 227 | 1,086 |
| 2014 | 288 | 939 |
| 2015 | 344 | 815 |
| 2016 | 388 | 734 |
| 2017 | 383 | 739 |
| 2018 | 427 | 684 |
| 2019 | 423 | 686 |
| 2020 | 483 | 603 |
| 2021 | 555 | 551 |
| 2022 | 547 | 559 |
| 2023 | 557 | 542 |
| 2024 | 650 | 474 |
| 2025 | 676 | 456 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 94 | 449 |
| 2012 | 80 | 529 |
| 2013 | 88 | 479 |
| 2014 | 104 | 415 |
| 2015 | 116 | 395 |
| 2016 | 108 | 412 |
| 2017 | 147 | 327 |
| 2018 | 160 | 295 |
| 2019 | 197 | 247 |
| 2020 | 184 | 256 |
| 2021 | 290 | 175 |
| 2022 | 284 | 180 |
| 2023 | 243 | 201 |
| 2024 | 251 | 193 |
| 2025 | 270 | 186 |

## People named Clementine

- Princess Clémentine, Princess of Koháry, French Royal
- Clémentine of Belgium, Princess Napoléon, Belgian princess (1872-1955)
- Clémentine Hélène Dufau, French painter (1869-1937)
- Clementine Ford, American actress
- Clémentine Delait, French bearded lady
- Clémentine Autain, French politician
- Clémentine Delauney, French singer (1987-)
- Clémentine Poidatz, French actress
- Clementine Ford, Australian feminist writer, broadcaster and public speaker
- Clémentine M. Faïk-Nzuji, Congolese poet
- Clementine Plessner, Austrian actress (1855-1943)
- Clémentine, French singer

## 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.