Boy or Girl

Is Clem a boy or girl name?

Clem was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 1.2% of the 4,329 US babies named Clem were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Clem since 1880
4,329
Most popular year
1917
109 babies
Babies named Clem each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Clem from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05010015020018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Clem, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s29851.7%
1890s267165.7%
1900s22152.2%
1910s719172.3%
1920s845111.3%
1930s55100%
1940s49900%
1950s35500%
1960s24400%
1970s11100%
1980s8700%
1990s3200%
2000s2600%
2010s2000%
2020s00–
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20179#8,2830–
20160–0–
20155#12,4260–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20126#11,0510–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20087#10,0630–
20070–0–
20066#10,9150–
20050–0–
20040–0–
20030–0–
20020–0–
20018#7,6570–
20005#10,6540–
19990–0–
19980–0–
19970–0–
19960–0–
19950–0–
19947#7,0860–
19935#8,9500–
19925#8,6360–
19919#5,5860–
19906#7,3380–
19896#7,1170–
19889#4,8530–
19878#5,0480–
19860–0–
198512#3,6310–
198410#3,9740–
198312#3,4400–
19829#4,2900–
198113#3,2490–
19808#4,5700–
197910#3,8530–
197811#3,4350–
197710#3,6490–
19769#3,7660–
197512#3,1040–
197412#2,9800–
19735#5,2260–
197213#2,6850–
197114#2,5840–
197015#2,4140–
196923#1,7400–
196814#2,2180–
196719#1,8190–
196617#1,9030–
196521#1,7280–
196435#1,3320–
196325#1,5950–
196216#2,0530–
196131#1,4410–
196043#1,1930–
195929#1,4690–
195835#1,3070–
195745#1,1530–
195637#1,2620–
195530#1,4010–
195434#1,2940–
195346#1,0770–
195227#1,4630–
195135#1,2450–
195037#1,1870–
194951#9710–
194846#1,0370–
194755#9570–
194663#8290–
194544#9660–
194453#8700–
194349#9580–
194247#9720–
194146#9390–
194045#9530–
193945#9330–
193849#8980–
193748#8970–
193650#8640–
193549#9060–
193466#7540–
193365#7580–
193260#8230–
193149#9240–
193070#7660–
192971#7550–
192871#7690–
192792#6620–
192679#7176#4,401
192588#6830–
192497#6530–
192378#7380–
192298#6485#5,154
192171#8060–
1920100#6290–
191992#6330–
191894#6330–
1917102#5897#3,790
191692#6070–
191592#5955#4,406
191484#5360–
191351#6190–
191266#4850–
191123#6515#2,539
191023#6030–
190928#4880–
190824#5150–
190725#4670–
190612#7200–
190527#4155#1,993
190417#5430–
190318#5080–
190225#4040–
190117#4730–
190028#4240–
189922#3940–
189824#4050–
189728#3550–
189627#3685#1,630
189528#3475#1,640
189424#3790–
189328#3320–
189239#2930–
189122#3660–
189025#3516#1,238
188941#2605#1,322
188829#3440–
188732#2940–
188625#3390–
188534#2840–
188432#3080–
188331#2950–
188234#2940–
188118#3990–
188022#3630–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Clem reached #260 in 1889. As a girl name, it reached #1,238 in 1890. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Clem

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.