Given name & surname
Clemence
“an easygoing woman”
Clemence is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “an easygoing woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “an easygoing woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Clemence is a variant of Clementine. The history of Clementine gives this family its wider story. Clementine was in use during the 19th century.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Clemence through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 966
- 418 boys · 548 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,267 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,267 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 680 as a first name in 2020; 837 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Clemence’s family of names
Clemence has a short form in Clem. Clemence has a related form in Clementine. Clemence has an affectionate form in Clemmie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Clemence
- Christiane Desroches NoblecourtFrench egyptologist (1913-2011)
- Clemence of AustriaTitular Queen of Hungary1262–1293
- Clemence S. LozierAmerican physician1813–1888
- Clemence HousmanEnglish author and illustrator (1861–1955)
- Clemence, Viscountess of Châteaudunpolitician
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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