| Clemence | Fleur | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Mercy | Flower |
| Origin | French | french |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | kleh-MAHNS | FLUR |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| First appeared | 1886 | 1926 |
| Peak year | 1917 (20) | 2021 (16) |
| In 2025 | 9 | 11 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Clemence | Fleur |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 42 | 64 |
| 2010s | 60 | 92 |
| 2000s | 16 | 26 |
| 1990s | 5 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 15 |
| 1970s | 0 | 49 |
| 1950s | 0 | 5 |
| 1940s | 6 | 0 |
| 1930s | 25 | 6 |
| 1920s | 94 | 13 |
| 1910s | 126 | 0 |
| 1900s | 90 | 0 |
| 1890s | 73 | 0 |
| 1880s | 11 | 0 |
Clémence comes from the Latin for “mercy” or “clemency.”
Literally the French word for 'flower', from Latin 'flos/floris'. Popularised in English by the character Fleur in Galsworthy's 'The Forsyte Saga'.
Fleur is more popular than Clemence today: about 11 US babies were given the name Fleur in 2025, compared with 9 named Clemence.
Clemence means Mercy (French origin), while Fleur means Flower (french origin).
In US records, Clemence first appears in 1886 and Fleur in 1926, so Clemence has the longer recorded history.