Clemence
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning merciful or clement.
Babies a year
12
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2278
12 babies
Clemence by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Clemence. In the US, 8 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 23 babies in 1918, making it a 1910s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Clemence. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Clemencymercy or gentleness3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Clarencebright and clear; from Clarus153 in the US (2017)
- Cheyennepeople who speak an unintelligible language; a Native American people741 in the US (2017)
- Clementinemild and merciful; feminine form of Clement270 in England and Wales (2025)
- Caydencerhythmic flow; a modern respelling of Cadence141 in the US (2017)
- Caidencerhythmic flow or falling; a modern respelling of Cadence41 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean grace
Like Clemence, each of these has grace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Gracegrace, favour1,309 in England and Wales (2025)
- Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hannahgrace, favour5,878 in the US (2017)
- Annagrace or favor4,528 in the US (2017)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- GiannaGod is gracious3,188 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Clemence
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