Clement
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning mild, merciful, gentle.
Clement by the numbers
In 2025, 16 babies in England and Wales were named Clement. In the US, 55 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 344 babies in 1918, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
Names that come from Clement
Forms of Clement in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Clementinemild and merciful; feminine form of Clement270 in England and Wales (2025)
- Clemmiemild and merciful; a form of Clement20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Clementinamild, merciful, clement; feminine form of Clement5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Clemmerciful or mild; a form of Clement9 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Clement. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Clementemerciful or mild-tempered30 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean gentleness
Like Clement, each of these has gentleness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Paulsmall or humble1,684 in the US (2017)
- Terrencesoft, tender; a form of Terence261 in the US (2017)
- Advikunique, one of a kind, singular52 in England and Wales (2025)
- Coyquiet; modest; still waters142 in the US (2017)
- Daracompassion, kindness30 in England and Wales (2025)
- Garethgentle; kind88 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean grace
Like Clement, each of these has grace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- JohnGod is gracious9,444 in the US (2017)
- JackGod is gracious; from John1,595 in England and Wales (2025)
- Iangod is gracious; a form of john5,012 in the US (2017)
- JaxsonGod is gracious; a form of Jackson4,832 in the US (2017)
- EvanGod is gracious4,795 in the US (2017)
- Milessoldier; merciful3,615 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Clement
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