Clemens

Where Clemens comes from

From Late Latin Clēmēns (genitive Clēmentis), name of early saints and popes, from clēmēns (“merciful”). Doublet of Clement and San Clemente.
— Wiktionary's entry for Clemens
Along the way
  1. 1778
    Clemens Brentano born
    German poet and novelist
  2. 1885
    First appearance
    #765 among boys, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1890
    Peak, #629
    10 babies named Clemens — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1891
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  5. 1980
    Clemens Fritz born
    German footballer
In the dictionary
  • A male given name, equivalent to English Clement.
Namesakes
  • Clemens Brentano · German poet and novelist, 1778–1842
  • Clemens Fritz · German footballer, born 1980
  • Clemens August von Galen · German count, Bishop of Münster, and cardinal, important figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism, 1878–1946
  • Clemens Krauss · Austrian conductor and opera impresario, 1893–1954

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.