Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Clem

#1,914 most common boys' name of all time · #4,625 across all names · 99% boys / 1% girls · used 1880–2017

Rank among boys
#1,914
Rank overall
#4,625 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
121 of 146
All-time
4,329
Since 2016
9
Peak year
1917 #589
Best rank
#262 1889
Girls Boys peak 109/yr
1880190019201940196019802000

Clem is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2017 — 9 9 #8,147
2015 — 5 5 #12,099
2012 — 6 6 #10,781
2008 — 7 7 #9,888
2006 — 6 6 #10,680
2001 — 8 8 #7,548
2000 — 5 5 #10,363
1994 — 7 7 #6,980
1993 — 5 5 #8,723
1992 — 5 5 #8,453
1991 — 9 9 #5,530
1990 — 6 6 #7,192
1989 — 6 6 #6,966
1988 — 9 9 #4,797
1987 — 8 8 #4,979
1985 — 12 12 #3,611
1984 — 10 10 #3,940
1983 — 12 12 #3,422
1982 — 9 9 #4,247
1981 — 13 13 #3,228
1980 — 8 8 #4,508
1979 — 10 10 #3,822
1978 — 11 11 #3,407
1977 — 10 10 #3,616
1976 — 9 9 #3,734
1975 — 12 12 #3,083
1974 — 12 12 #2,957
1973 — 5 5 #5,124
1972 — 13 13 #2,667
1971 — 14 14 #2,564
1970 — 15 15 #2,406
1969 — 23 23 #1,729
1968 — 14 14 #2,213
1967 — 19 19 #1,810
1966 — 17 17 #1,895
1965 — 21 21 #1,723
1964 — 35 35 #1,328
1963 — 25 25 #1,587
1962 — 16 16 #2,042
1961 — 31 31 #1,441
1960 — 43 43 #1,193
1959 — 29 29 #1,470
1958 — 35 35 #1,307
1957 — 45 45 #1,152
1956 — 37 37 #1,258
1955 — 30 30 #1,397
1954 — 34 34 #1,295
1953 — 46 46 #1,077
1952 — 27 27 #1,463
1951 — 35 35 #1,243
1950 — 37 37 #1,185
1949 — 51 51 #970
1948 — 46 46 #1,039
1947 — 55 55 #957
1946 — 63 63 #827
1945 — 44 44 #967
1944 — 53 53 #872
1943 — 49 49 #958
1942 — 47 47 #972
1941 — 46 46 #938
1940 — 45 45 #954
1939 — 45 45 #935
1938 — 49 49 #901
1937 — 48 48 #898
1936 — 50 50 #863
1935 — 49 49 #905
1934 — 66 66 #754
1933 — 65 65 #757
1932 — 60 60 #822
1931 — 49 49 #924
1930 — 70 70 #767
1929 — 71 71 #752
1928 — 71 71 #769
1927 — 92 92 #664
1926 6 79 85 #717
1925 — 88 88 #682
1924 — 97 97 #654
1923 — 78 78 #737
1922 5 98 103 #648
1921 — 71 71 #805
1920 — 100 100 #629
1919 — 92 92 #634
1918 — 94 94 #632
1917 7 102 109 #589
1916 — 92 92 #606
1915 5 92 97 #597
1914 — 84 84 #537
1913 — 51 51 #619
1912 — 66 66 #486
1911 5 23 28 #645
1910 — 23 23 #604
1909 — 28 28 #490
1908 — 24 24 #515
1907 — 25 25 #466
1906 — 12 12 #717
1905 5 27 32 #413
1904 — 17 17 #544
1903 — 18 18 #511
1902 — 25 25 #406
1901 — 17 17 #474
1900 — 28 28 #426
1899 — 22 22 #395
1898 — 24 24 #407
1897 — 28 28 #355
1896 5 27 32 #372
1895 5 28 33 #351
1894 — 24 24 #379
1893 — 28 28 #332
1892 — 39 39 #297
1891 — 22 22 #368
1890 6 25 31 #355
1889 5 41 46 #262
1888 — 29 29 #347
1887 — 32 32 #297
1886 — 25 25 #342
1885 — 34 34 #289
1884 — 32 32 #311
1883 — 31 31 #296
1882 — 34 34 #296
1881 — 18 18 #404
1880 — 22 22 #363