Clinton

Last seen for girls in 1992 at #13,317 · #1,728 for boys in 2025, 94 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1981 · 2,206 births
Debut · boys
79 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
97,567
since 1880

Clinton over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Clinton has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201924peak #124, 1981boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,72894
2024—#1,92182
2023—#1,650104
2022—#1,393133
2021—#1,469122
2020—#1,368129
2019—#1,407125
2018—#1,195158
2017—#1,293140
2016—#1,055187
2015—#1,012201
2014—#915234
2013—#927220
2012—#909227
2011—#912221
2010—#989199
2009—#912226
2008—#855248
2007—#756291
2006—#843240
2005—#726279
2004—#731258
2003—#726252
2002—#724245
2001—#698257
2000—#632289
1999—#664260
1998—#589322
1997—#495421
1996—#516394
1995—#466476
1994—#397586
1993—#316838
1992#13,3175#2111,467
1991—#1911,665
1990—#2031,501
1989#12,3625#2111,353
1988—#1961,397
1987#4,47418#1941,361
1986#8,5237#1741,526
1985#9,3076#1621,693
1984#4,16618#1451,851
1983#5,45712#1411,900
1982#5,91111#1332,081
1981#4,53216#1242,206
1980#4,51716#1312,165
1979#6,18910#1461,855
1978#4,93113#1481,763
1977#5,88810#1421,869
1976#7,2967#1511,658
1975#4,59313#1541,578
1974#4,72012#1571,547
1973#6,0808#1611,510
1972#6,5587#1691,485
1971#6,0068#1791,486
1970#5,8188#1751,595
1969#6,6176#1871,480
1968#4,48910#2071,125
1967#4,9828#235909
1966#5,2737#251825
1965—#245919
1964#4,6369#2401,017
1963—#244983
1962#5,2937#256915
1961—#2481,000
1960#6,3905#2431,095
1959#6,2455#2391,126
1958—#2361,072
1957#4,5368#2291,092
1956#4,8377#235960
1955—#243833
1954#5,7535#246789
1953—#232845
1952—#226878
1951#5,4145#217897
1950#5,3015#220832
1949—#212911
1948—#218856
1947#4,0078#207946
1946—#213805
1945—#209681
1944—#210690
1943—#210710
1942—#206738
1941—#194737
1940#3,8636#204632
1939#4,2505#195657
1938#3,1818#196657
1937—#195659
1936#3,7016#190653
1935—#185718
1934—#194643
1933—#190639
1932#4,4115#189700
1931#3,8486#191688
1930#2,84510#201694
1929#2,73711#183761
1928#2,19416#180789
1927#3,5618#181794
1926#3,8737#171843
1925#4,0287#172862
1924—#174831
1923#3,9717#168866
1922#3,6558#165916
1921—#169873
1920#4,9755#158908
1919#3,8177#167812
1918#2,82211#166822
1917—#182670
1916—#180662
1915—#167681
1914—#157566
1913—#178386
1912—#161362
1911—#176179
1910—#175162
1909—#149171
1908—#166140
1907—#159139
1906—#180100
1905—#18698
1904—#167109
1903—#163106
1902—#18192
1901—#19276
1900—#20591
1899—#19370
1898—#17392
1897—#17290
1896—#17393
1895—#17191
1894—#18480
1893—#18080
1892—#18684
1891—#14987
1890—#15690
1889—#15195
1888—#148101
1887—#17771
1886—#16285
1885—#16282
1884—#139101
1883—#14887
1882—#17279
1881—#14287
1880—#16579
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Clinton was already there! It came in at #165, and was given to 79 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1902, when fewer than 110 boys a year got the name.

Where Clinton is popular in 1924

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedAKMaine: #92 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 440 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNHWashington: #173 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,398 boysWAIdaho: #135 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 608 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #112 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 597 boysMNIllinois: #232 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,389 boysILWisconsin: #239 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,716 boysWIMichigan: #161 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,216 boysMINew York: #192 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 2,137 boysNYMassachusetts: #213 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,995 boysMARhode Island: #102 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 702 boysRIOregon: #142 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 858 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #130 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 614 boysSDIowa: #241 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,324 boysIAIndiana: #242 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,444 boysINOhio: #182 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,687 boysOHPennsylvania: #245 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 3,496 boysPANew Jersey: #222 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,370 boysNJConnecticut: #183 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,081 boysCTCalifornia: #202 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,406 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedUTColorado: #223 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,762 boysCONebraska: #215 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,749 boysNEMissouri: #182 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,450 boysMOKentucky: #235 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,925 boysKYWest Virginia: #130 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 769 boysWVVirginia: #157 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 933 boysVAMaryland: #163 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,482 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNMKansas: #148 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 959 boysKSArkansas: #157 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 874 boysARTennessee: #170 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,257 boysTNNorth Carolina: #123 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 711 boysNCSouth Carolina: #129 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 772 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #154 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 877 boysOKLouisiana: #145 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 717 boysLAMississippi: #103 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 513 boysMSAlabama: #145 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 865 boysALGeorgia: #110 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 633 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedHITexas: #217 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,220 boysTXFlorida: #125 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 686 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maine#92 · 1 in 440
  2. Rhode Island#102 · 1 in 702
  3. Mississippi#103 · 1 in 513
  4. Georgia#110 · 1 in 633
  5. Minnesota#112 · 1 in 597

Best ever in a state: #40 in Wyoming, 1973.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#92151 in 440
Rhode Island#10281 in 702
Mississippi#103361 in 513
Georgia#110441 in 633
Minnesota#112371 in 597
North Carolina#123491 in 711
Florida#125171 in 686
South Carolina#129261 in 772
South Dakota#130101 in 614
West Virginia#130241 in 769
Idaho#13561 in 608
Oregon#14271 in 858
Alabama#145301 in 865
Louisiana#145271 in 717
Kansas#148171 in 959
Oklahoma#154261 in 877
Arkansas#157211 in 874
Virginia#157261 in 933
Michigan#161321 in 1,216
Maryland#16391 in 1,482
Tennessee#170201 in 1,257
Washington#17371 in 1,398
Missouri#182211 in 1,450
Ohio#182321 in 1,687
Connecticut#18361 in 2,081
New York#192451 in 2,137
California#202261 in 1,406
Massachusetts#213121 in 2,995
Nebraska#21571 in 1,749
Texas#217461 in 1,220
New Jersey#22291 in 3,370
Colorado#22351 in 1,762
Illinois#232251 in 2,389
Kentucky#235141 in 1,925
Wisconsin#23991 in 2,716
Iowa#24191 in 2,324
Indiana#242111 in 2,444
Pennsylvania#245261 in 3,496
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Clinton
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 193 spots since 2024 (#1,921 → #1,728)
  • 360 spots since 2020 (#1,368 → #1,728)
  • 716 spots since 2015 (#1,012 → #1,728)
  • Biggest jump: 87 spots in 2007 (#843 → #756)
  • Biggest drop: 117 spots in 2006 (#726 → #843)
Rise & fade · boys
101 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1981 at #124 (2,206 births)
  • Births halved by 1993, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 135 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 135 yrs · run 1880–2014
Share of babies · boys
1 in 812
  • Highest: 1 in 812 boys born in 1981 were named Clinton (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 18,171 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 18.0% of all boys named Clinton (17,533) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s867#139 (1884)#157
1890s857#149 (1891)#174
1900s1,122#149 (1909)#175
1910s5,302#157 (1914)#171
1920s8,443#158 (1920)#172
1930s6,708#185 (1935)#193
1940s7,706#194 (1941)#208
1950s9,324#217 (1951)#232
1960s10,268#187 (1969)#236
1970s16,346#142 (1977)#158
1980s17,533#124 (1981)#161
1990s7,930#191 (1991)#405
2000s2,585#632 (2000)#760
2010s1,912#909 (2012)#1,061
2020s664#1,368 (2020)#1,588

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Clinton in 1924

boys
#174
831 births · 1 in 1,363 boys

Top boys' names in 1924

  1. #1Robert60,802
  2. #2John59,052
  3. #3William53,506
  4. #4James52,942
  5. #5Charles30,460
  6. #6George27,373
  7. #7Joseph25,421
  8. #8Richard21,244
  9. #9Edward21,126
  10. #10Donald17,929
  11. #174Clinton831
More about 1924

boys

1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 1,363 of them was named Clinton, which outranked 96.5% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Clinton
  1. #171Matthew850
  2. #172Clifton847
  3. #173Ira834
  4. #174Clinton831
  5. #175Lowell819
  6. #176Duane815
  7. #177Wilbert813
Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 436Faustino#1,420 → #984
  2. ↑ 338Conway#1,275 → #937
  3. ↑ 310Coolidge#1,041 → #731
  4. ↑ 291Chas#1,235 → #944
  5. ↑ 287Leopoldo#1,194 → #907
Fallers
  1. ↓ 466Cliff#992 → #1,458
  2. ↓ 403Harding#860 → #1,263
  3. ↓ 367Dempsey#750 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 363Price#924 → #1,287
  5. ↓ 350Terrence#873 → #1,223

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1924 →