Clemence is a girl's name of French origin meaning “mercy; mildness.” In England & Wales it was given to 12 girls in 2025.
Clemence belongs to the French tradition. Its meaning — “mercy; mildness” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Clemence first appears in Social Security records in 1886. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #881 in 1890, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 539 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Clemence means “mercy; mildness” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Clemence is a girl name. In England & Wales, 12 babies received the name in 2025.
Clemence comes from the French tradition.
Clemence first appears in US records in 1886. Its best-ever ranking was #881 in 1890, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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