Clement

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Clements in US United States, GB United Kingdom, AU Australia and 10 more and Clément in BE Belgium, CH Switzerland.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 20 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Clement is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English surname40K records spelled Clement90 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Peru, Spain, Canada

  Languages: English, Spanish, Catalan

  Also written Clemente, Climent, Clément, Clémens, Clémente

• a separate given name13K records spelled Clement7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, United Kingdom, Canada

  Also written Clément, Clèment, Clëment, Cleḿent

• Indonesian given name4.7K records spelled Clement8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Malaysia, Indonesia, Nigeria, United States

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Klemens, Clément, Clèment, Çlêmêñt

• Danish given name3.7K records spelled Clement5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Denmark, Norway, United States, South Africa

  Languages: Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian

  Also written Clément

• French (Côte d’Ivoire) given name3.1K records spelled Clement2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Côte d’Ivoire

  Also written Clément

• a separate given name2.7K records spelled Clement3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, Canada, United Kingdom

  Also written C̶l̶e̶m̶e̶n̶t̶, Clément

81 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Clement is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• The name Clement, meaning 'merciful' and 'gentle,' has a rich history. In the Bible, Clement was a respected companion of the Apostle Paul, noted for his faithful service. It is a classic and enduring name that suggests kindness and steadfastness.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• The name Clement comes from the Latin name "Clemens," which means "merciful," "gentle," or "mild".

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• Clement's name is recorded in the "Book of Life" (Philippians 4:3), a biblical metaphor for salvation and eternal life granted to the faithful. This indicates he was held in high esteem by Paul as a dedicated and saved believer who labored for the sake of the gospel.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• In Irish, Latin ‘merciful’; sometimes found in Ireland.

  as a name·Irish first names

• From the Late Latin name Clémens (genitive Clémentis) meaning ‘merciful’. This was borne by several early saints, notably the fourth pope and the early Christian theologian Clement of Alexandria (Titus Flavius Clemens, ap 2150-2215).

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Clement Vb. 1264FRpope of the Catholic Church from 1305 to 1314 (1264–1314)
• Clemente VIb. 1291FRnot in their usual namePope of the Catholic Church and the fourth Avignon Pope (1342–1352)
• Clemens VIIIb. 1536ITnot in their usual namepope of the Catholic Church from 1592 to 1605 (1536–1605)
• Clemens Xb. 1590ITnot in their usual namepope of the Catholic Church from 1670 to 1676 (1590-1676)
• Clement IXb. 1600ITpope from 1667, lived 1600-1669
• Clemens XIb. 1649ITnot in their usual namepope of the Catholic Church from 1700 to 1721
• Clement XIIb. 1652FRpope of the Catholic Church from 1730 to 1740
• Clemens XIIIb. 1693ITnot in their usual namepope of the Catholic Church from 1758 to 1769
• Clement Attleeb. 1883GBPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 (1883–1967)
• Daniel Dennettb. 1942USnot in their usual nameAmerican philosopher (1942–2024)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 457 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Clement?

We estimate roughly 184 thousand people bear Clement (counting its spellings and scripts) across 8 countries in our records.

In which country does Clement have the most bearers?

We estimate about 176 thousand people bear Clement in France, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled clement.

Where is Clement most common?

Clement is densest in France, where the national register counts about 1 in 386 people carrying it.

How common is Clement compared with other names?

In France, Clement is the 102nd most common given name of 711,207 given names recorded there.

Is Clement a male or female name?

Clement is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Clement mean?

Recorded meaning: from the male personal name Clement, via Old French from Latin Clemens ‘merciful, gentle’