Meaning and history
Feminine form of Clementius, see Clement. It has been in use since the Middle Ages but became rare after the 17th century.
20062006: 5 births, rank #17,168
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: 6 births, rank #15,405
2009: 5 births, rank #17,294
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: 7 births, rank #13,483
2013: 7 births, rank #13,150
2014: 6 births, rank #14,558
2015: 6 births, rank #14,482
20162016: 9 births, rank #10,859
2017: 8 births, rank #11,615
2018: 5 births, rank #15,682
2019: 12 births, rank #8,597
2020: 11 births, rank #8,953
20212021: 8 births, rank #11,146
2022: 9 births, rank #10,383
2023: 5 births, rank #15,194
2024: no US SSA record for this spelling
20252025: 9 births, rank #10,107
Clemence moved from #881 to #884 for girls between 1890 and 1901. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 14.