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cleh-MEN-teh
Clemente
OriginSpanish, Portuguese, Italian
Meaning"mild, merciful"
GenderBoy
About Clemente
A more romantic form of old school Clement, which ranks in the Top 100 boy names in Chile. Clemente, like Clement, derives from the Late Latin name Clemens, the name of 14 popes and several saints.
Pronounced cleh-MEN-teh.
As of October 2026, Clemente ranked #4571 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #832 in 1880.
Editor's take: The name Clemente is a boy's name of Spanish, Italian origin meaning "mild, merciful".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,729 | 20 | 10.4 |
| 2015 | #4,099 | 25 | 13 |
| 2016 | #4,008 | 26 | 13.7 |
| 2017 | #3,602 | 30 | 16.2 |
| 2018 | #3,385 | 33 | 18.2 |
| 2019 | #3,811 | 28 | 15.6 |
| 2020 | #4,165 | 24 | 13.9 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,199 | 25 | 14.3 |
| 2023 | #4,131 | 26 | 15.2 |
| 2024 | #4,327 | 24 | 13.9 |
| 2025 | #4,571 | 22 | 12.9 |
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