The baby name Clemente is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /kleˈmente/; respelling: kleh-MEN-teh.
Clemente is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Clemente is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /kleˈmente/; respelling: kleh-MEN-teh.
Clemente is Latin in Origin.
Clemente is the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Latin Clemens, meaning “merciful, gentle, lenient.” The name entered Christian onomastics early through Saint Clement (Pope Clement I, 1st century), and its papal legacy - multiple Popes named Clement - kept it in liturgical and civic records across Europe. In Catholic regions of the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, and later Latin America and the Philippines, Clemente maintained a steady, traditional presence; it also appears as a surname derived from the given name.
Variants include Clement (English), Clément (French), Clemens/Klemens (Latin/German/Slavic), Klement (Slavic), and the feminine forms Clementina, Clementine, and Clemencia; related English virtue name is Clemency. Nicknames vary by language - Clem, Cleme, and, in Italian, the elaboration Clementino. The feast of St. Clement falls on 23 November (Western rite), giving the name an established name-day. Contemporary usage skews modest but familiar, with a vintage, soft-meaning appeal.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| AO | 0 | #76 | 2 | 2,729 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| PA | 0 | #133 | 6 | 3,797 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #161 | 84 | 5,568 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #173 | 6 | 2,508 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| AR | 0 | #192 | 2 | 2,915 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #214 | 26 | 3,322 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 4,970 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #230 | 714 | 9,244 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| PT | 0 | #246 | 5 | 4,161 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| BO | 0 | #260 | 122 | 6,868 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #274 | 249 | 9,305 |
| France | Girls | 1965 | #283 | 3 | 1,212 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #285 | 84 | 7,951 |
| GT | 0 | #289 | 26 | 5,948 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #289 | 1,865 | 16,355 |
| France | Boys | 1971 | #297 | 5 | 1,233 |
| PE | 0 | #298 | 13 | 6,350 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #308 | 645 | 13,390 |
| SA | 0 | #308 | 5 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #337 | 1,098 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1,143 | 14,506 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #343 | 3,313 | 10,046 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #344 | 14 | 8,477 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #354 | 121 | 7,625 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #355 | 115 | 7,628 |
| CL | 0 | #357 | 55 | 6,867 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #366 | 18 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #372 | 28 | 5,922 |
| MX | 0 | #384 | 30 | 8,339 | |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #416 | 759 | 15,656 |
| Spain | 0 | #416 | 37 | 2,326 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #446 | 42 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #466 | 15 | 7,768 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #539 | 3 | 7,500 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IT | 0 | #571 | 145 | 4,183 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #623 | 130 | 12,213 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #735 | 9 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #869 | 24 | 7,044 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #909 | 7 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #928 | 25 | 5,697 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #934 | 10 | 14,861 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 5,873 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #974 | 10 | 5,561 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #986 | 7 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,149 | 4 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,160 | 24 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,166 | 13 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,401 | 46 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,568 | 47 | 28,008 |
Clemente is popular in 52 countries — most recent births per country:
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