girl's name
Clemency
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 179
Clemency is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in England and Wales in 2012, when 17 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
- Today about 1 in 175,654 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1997.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Clemency over time
Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 |
| 2000s | 36 |
| 2010s | 87 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 47 |
How popular is Clemency?
In 2025, Clemency was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.
Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Clemency
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Clemency also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Clemency over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Clemency
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Clemency — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Clemency
How popular is the name Clemency?
In 2025, Clemency was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.
Is Clemency a girl's or a boy's name?
Clemency is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Clemency?
Clemency has 3 syllables.
When was Clemency most popular?
Clemency peaked in 2012, when 17 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Clemency a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Clemency currently ranks #5,984 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.