Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Clemons isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Clemons through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 72
- 72 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1952. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 25,688 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.
Clemons’s family of names
In English usage, Clemons as a surname has a related form in Clemmons.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Clemons, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Enos
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“from the Clare river”
>99% boys
Einer
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>99% boys
Claude
“one who is lame”
>99% boys
Elton
“a spontaneous woman” · “from the old town”
99% boys · 1% girls
Edmond
“a wealthy protector”
>99% boys