Clemens is a boy's name of German origin meaning “merciful.” In 2024 it was given to 9 boys in the United States.
Clemens belongs to the German tradition. Its meaning — “merciful” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Clemens first appears in Social Security records in 1885. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #636 in 1890, and in 2024 9 babies received the name — 1,641 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Clemens means “merciful” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Clemens is a boy name. In 2024, 9 babies received the name in the US.
Clemens comes from the German tradition.
Clemens first appears in US records in 1885. Its best-ever ranking was #636 in 1890, and 9 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. 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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