Clemmie
Last seen for girls in 2021 at #13,464 · Last seen for boys in 1994 at #7,770
Given to girls 73.1% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1884 · 22 births
- Debut · girls
- 12 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 2,637since 1880
Clemmie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
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| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | — | #7,770 | 6 | |
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | — | — | ||
| 1990 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | — | — | ||
| 1988 | — | #5,200 | 8 | |
| 1987 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | — | #6,523 | 5 | |
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | — | #6,385 | 5 | |
| 1981 | — | #6,262 | 5 | |
| 1980 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | — | #6,056 | 5 | |
| 1978 | — | #5,772 | 5 | |
| 1977 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | — | — | ||
| 1975 | — | #4,309 | 7 | |
| 1974 | — | — | ||
| 1973 | #5,580 | 9 | — | |
| 1972 | — | #2,534 | 14 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,658 | 8 | |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1968 | — | #2,907 | 9 | |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | #3,231 | 7 |
| 1966 | — | #3,537 | 6 | |
| 1965 | #4,494 | 9 | #2,476 | 11 |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 | #2,300 | 13 |
| 1962 | — | #2,673 | 10 | |
| 1961 | #3,608 | 13 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #2,760 | 18 | #1,620 | 24 |
| 1958 | #3,085 | 15 | #2,370 | 12 |
| 1957 | #3,309 | 13 | #2,494 | 11 |
| 1956 | #3,048 | 15 | #2,168 | 14 |
| 1955 | #2,635 | 18 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | #1,887 | 17 |
| 1953 | #2,516 | 18 | #2,531 | 10 |
| 1952 | #2,266 | 21 | #1,615 | 22 |
| 1951 | #2,314 | 19 | #1,489 | 25 |
| 1950 | #1,871 | 26 | #1,879 | 16 |
| 1949 | #1,845 | 27 | #2,225 | 12 |
| 1948 | #1,621 | 33 | #1,758 | 18 |
| 1947 | #1,661 | 33 | #1,733 | 19 |
| 1946 | #1,970 | 22 | #1,475 | 23 |
| 1945 | #1,356 | 35 | #1,772 | 15 |
| 1944 | #1,609 | 26 | #2,195 | 11 |
| 1943 | #1,664 | 26 | #1,833 | 16 |
| 1942 | #1,630 | 26 | #1,730 | 17 |
| 1941 | #1,335 | 33 | #1,685 | 17 |
| 1940 | #1,518 | 26 | #1,334 | 25 |
| 1939 | #1,424 | 27 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #1,250 | 34 | #1,613 | 18 |
| 1937 | #1,330 | 30 | #1,828 | 15 |
| 1936 | #1,296 | 31 | #2,854 | 7 |
| 1935 | #1,197 | 35 | #1,390 | 24 |
| 1934 | #1,205 | 35 | #1,658 | 18 |
| 1933 | #1,140 | 38 | #1,498 | 21 |
| 1932 | #1,382 | 29 | #1,922 | 15 |
| 1931 | #1,148 | 39 | #1,770 | 17 |
| 1930 | #1,128 | 43 | #1,399 | 27 |
| 1929 | #1,223 | 37 | #1,933 | 16 |
| 1928 | #1,115 | 46 | #1,822 | 18 |
| 1927 | #1,097 | 48 | #1,692 | 21 |
| 1926 | #1,045 | 51 | #1,605 | 22 |
| 1925 | #1,089 | 49 | #2,313 | 13 |
| 1924 | #1,244 | 41 | #2,132 | 15 |
| 1923 | #941 | 61 | #2,224 | 14 |
| 1922 | #1,059 | 51 | #1,644 | 22 |
| 1921 | #987 | 57 | #2,265 | 14 |
| 1920 | #989 | 55 | #2,336 | 13 |
| 1919 | #1,057 | 47 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #960 | 56 | #2,165 | 14 |
| 1917 | #866 | 63 | #1,693 | 19 |
| 1916 | #856 | 63 | #2,043 | 14 |
| 1915 | #892 | 54 | #2,070 | 13 |
| 1914 | #747 | 59 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1913 | #881 | 36 | #2,092 | 8 |
| 1912 | #678 | 54 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1911 | #733 | 35 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | #723 | 34 | #1,314 | 7 |
| 1909 | #580 | 44 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1908 | #768 | 25 | — | |
| 1907 | #588 | 39 | #1,345 | 5 |
| 1906 | #642 | 31 | — | |
| 1905 | #683 | 27 | — | |
| 1904 | #612 | 31 | — | |
| 1903 | #565 | 33 | — | |
| 1902 | #648 | 26 | — | |
| 1901 | #559 | 30 | — | |
| 1900 | #556 | 38 | — | |
| 1899 | #550 | 30 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1898 | #610 | 28 | — | |
| 1897 | #537 | 30 | — | |
| 1896 | #487 | 36 | — | |
| 1895 | #622 | 24 | — | |
| 1894 | #568 | 26 | #857 | 7 |
| 1893 | #614 | 22 | — | |
| 1892 | #434 | 38 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1891 | #589 | 20 | — | |
| 1890 | #548 | 23 | — | |
| 1889 | #543 | 22 | — | |
| 1888 | #533 | 22 | — | |
| 1887 | #733 | 10 | — | |
| 1886 | #476 | 21 | — | |
| 1885 | #629 | 12 | — | |
| 1884 | #425 | 22 | — | |
| 1883 | #536 | 13 | — | |
| 1882 | #458 | 16 | — | |
| 1881 | #623 | 8 | — | |
| 1880 | #492 | 12 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Clemmie was already there! It came in at #492, and was given to 12 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1962, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Clemmie is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Alabama#480 · 1 in 5,865
- Texas#687 · 1 in 7,213
Best ever in a state: #247 in Tennessee, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #480 | 5 | 1 in 5,865 |
| Texas | #687 | 8 | 1 in 7,213 |
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| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Clemmie
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2021
- Biggest jump: 200 spots in 1888 (#733 → #533)
- Biggest drop: 303 spots in 1924 (#941 → #1,244)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1884 at #425 (22 births)
- Births halved by 1887, 3 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 42 yrs · run 1880–1918
- Highest: 1 in 5,588 girls born in 1892 were named Clemmie (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 273,477 girls born in 2021 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #425 in 1884, was only 1 in 5,865 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 19.0% of all girls named Clemmie (501) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 2020, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 158 | #425 (1884) | #545 |
| 1890s | 277 | #434 (1892) | #556 |
| 1900s | 324 | #556 (1900) | #620 |
| 1910s | 501 | #678 (1912) | #839 |
| 1920s | 496 | #941 (1923) | #1,079 |
| 1930s | 341 | #1,128 (1930) | #1,250 |
| 1940s | 287 | #1,335 (1941) | #1,621 |
| 1950s | 174 | #1,871 (1950) | #2,729 |
| 1960s | 58 | #3,608 (1961) | #5,123 |
| 1970s | 15 | #5,580 (1973) | #6,325 |
| 1980s | 0 | — | — |
| 1990s | 0 | — | — |
| 2000s | 0 | — | — |
| 2010s | 0 | — | — |
| 2020s | 6 | #13,464 (2021) | #13,464 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Clemmie in 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 32,455 of them was named Clemmie, which outranked 75.0% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,231Verdell35
- #1,231Willodean35
- #1,231Zita35
- #1,250Clemmie34
- #1,250Doloris34
- #1,250Ernest34
- #1,250Georgiann34
- #1,268Altha33
- #1,268Annice33
- #1,268Arvilla33
Tied with 17 names at #1,250; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 61,619 of them was named Clemmie, which outranked 60.0% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,559Taft19
- #1,559Talmage19
- #1,559Wallis19
- #1,613Clemmie18
- #1,613Acie18
- #1,613Algie18
- #1,613Alpha18
- #1,689Amon17
- #1,689Augusta17
- #1,689Avon17
Tied with 75 names at #1,613; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.