| Bellamy | Clement | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Fine friend | Merciful, gentle |
| Origin | french | French |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | BEL-uh-mee | kleh-MAHN |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 2021 (447) | 1918 (344) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 62 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Bellamy | Clement |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,341 | 348 |
| 2010s | 673 | 442 |
| 2000s | 0 | 390 |
| 1990s | 0 | 392 |
| 1980s | 0 | 440 |
| 1970s | 0 | 498 |
| 1960s | 0 | 792 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,283 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,562 |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,845 |
| 1920s | 0 | 2,842 |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,332 |
| 1900s | 0 | 442 |
| 1890s | 0 | 317 |
| 1880s | 0 | 242 |
From Old French bel ami 'beautiful/fine friend' (bel from Latin bellus 'beautiful' + ami 'friend'). NOTE: 'beautiful' here modifies 'friend' (a fine or handsome companion) rather than naming beauty outright, but the bellus root is explicit.
Clément comes from the Latin for “merciful” or “gentle.”
Clement is more popular than Bellamy today: about 62 US babies were given the name Clement in 2025, compared with 0 named Bellamy.
Bellamy means Fine friend (french origin), while Clement means Merciful, gentle (French origin).
In US records, Bellamy first appears in 0 and Clement in 1880, so Bellamy has the longer recorded history.