Clementine

A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning mild and merciful; feminine form of Clement.

Babies a year
270
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#456
up from #477
UK popularity
#186
270 babies · up from #193

How Clementine has moved

US popularity rank, 2015–2025. Lower is more popular.
#389#634#879201520202025#456

View as table
YearUS rank
2015#812
2016#734
2017#737
2018#684
2019#685
2020#600
2021#551
2022#558
2023#543
2024#477
2025#456

Clementine by the numbers

In 2025, 270 babies in England and Wales were named Clementine. In the US, 377 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 387 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

At its height, in 1890, about 1 in 4,800 American girls born that year was called Clementine.

Other names that come from Clement

Like Clementine, each of these traces back to Clement: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Clementmild, merciful, gentle16 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Clemmiemild and merciful; a form of Clement20 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 Clementine. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Clementinamild, merciful, clement; feminine form of Clement5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Celestineheavenly; from Caelestis17 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Clemencemerciful or clement12 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Clementine

Names that are said the same way as Clementine, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Klementinevariant spelling of Clementine, merciful or mild5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean gentleness

Like Clementine, each of these has gentleness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Leahweary; also delicate5,168 in the US (2017)
  • Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Delilahdelicate, languishing1,180 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Milliegentle strength; from Millicent or Amelia1,080 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Alisonnoble kind; a form of Alice812 in the US (2017)
  • Almanourishing, kind222 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean grace

Like Clementine, 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 Clementine

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