Clemente comes from the Latin / Spanish tradition, meaning Merciful, gentle, mild one.
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How popular is Clemente?
1996peak year
Clemente appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1996, 60 babies received the name (ranked #1617). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #4154), with roughly 26 babies named Clemente each year. Clemente's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 3,729 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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