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