Clemente

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A few things about Clemente you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Clemente

Clemente Russo

Boxer

Choose Clemente and your child shares a first name with Clemente Russo, a boxer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Clemente, like who?” Clemente Russo's Wikipedia article is available in 22 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 77,519 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Clemente, 22 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Clemente would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryClemente has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Clementes, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1880, when it ranked #809. Today it's #4,539, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowClemente was 2.4× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 32,787 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 77,519.
• 🍂TrendClemente has slipped 398 places over the last five years and now sits at #4,539. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Italian, Clemente means “merciful”. Our records link it to Italian, Latin and Spanish roots.

About the name Clemente

Clemente is a boy name of Italian, Latin and Spanish origin meaning “merciful”. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-nte”. US birth records list Clemente for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 116 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #809 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #4,539, with 22 babies.

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