Clementine means merciful or gentle — from the Latin clemens. Oh My Darling, Clementine is one of America's oldest folk songs. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind's Clementine has orange hair and erases memories. The Walking Dead's Clementine is gaming's most beloved child character. The clementine fruit is winter's sweetest citrus. Four syllables of mercy, lost miners' daughters, and the most sunshine in any spotless mind.
Oh My Darling, Clementine is one of America's most beloved folk songs.
Eternal Sunshine's Clementine is cinema's most unforgettable character.
The Walking Dead's Clementine is gaming's most beloved child.
Four syllables with a warm, vintage sound: KLEM-en-tyne.
The clementine fruit is winter's sweetest gift.
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The vibe of Clementine
mercifulOh My DarlingEternal SunshineWalking Deadfolk songcitrusorangegentle
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Origin & history of Clementine
Latin clemens (merciful/gentle)→Clement→feminine Clementine
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Latin / French roots
Clementine comes from the Latin meaning merciful or gentle. Oh My Darling, Clementine (1884) is one of America's most famous folk songs. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind's Clementine (Kate Winslet) is one of cinema's most unforgettable characters. The clementine fruit is named for a French missionary.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Latin derivative; Oh My Darling, Clementine (1884).
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Today
Clementine remains a beloved choice, ranking #638 in the US. 12,993 babies have been named Clementine since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, SSA data
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How popular is Clementine?
2024peak year
The name Clementine reached its peak in 2024, with 645 registrations (ranked #477). The name has actually been around since 1880 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to around #638 today, averaging about 475 new babies per year. Clementine has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 12,993 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Clementine's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — mercifully nurturing. People named Clementine tend to be merciful, unforgettable, and gifted at being the darling everyone sings about.
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Darling everyone sings about
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Mercifully unforgettable
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Eternal-Sunshine memory
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Oh-My-Darling folk
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Winter's sweetest
C3
L3
E5
M4
E5
N5
T2
I9
N5
E5
Sum: 46 → Life path 1
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Personality of Clementine
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Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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