Given name & surname
Clemente
Clemente is a masculine given name from Spanish, ultimately from Latin. It is used in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Tagalog.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Clemente shares an earlier linguistic root with Clement. An origin associated with Clement is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Portuguese usage, Clemente developed from Clemens.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Clemente through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,751
- 3,751 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 60 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #4,571 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,571 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 20.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,390 as a first name in 2020; 9,495 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.
Clemente’s family of names
Clemente shares a linguistic root with Clement. In Spanish usage, Clemente has a conventional equivalent in the German form Clemens. Clemente has a related form in Clement.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Clemente has relatives in 5 languages.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Clemente
- Clemente Russoboxerborn 1982
- Clemente Domínguez y Gómezthucist bishop, antipope and founder of the Palmarian Christian Church (1946-2005)
- Clemente Biondettiracecar driver1898–1955
- Clemente MicaraCatholic cardinal (1879–1965)
- Clemente MastellaItalian politician (1947)
- Clemente Rojasboxerborn 1952
- Clemente Grosso della RovereItalian cardinal1462–1504
- Clemente MontesChilean association football playerborn 2001
- Clemente FracassiItalian film producer (1917–1993)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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