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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201925peak #124, 1981boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1925

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedAKMaine: #130 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 644 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNHWashington: #143 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 894 boysWAIdaho: #147 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 692 boysIDMontana: #112 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 572 boysMTNorth Dakota: #99 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 410 boysNDMinnesota: #148 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 973 boysMNIllinois: #220 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,188 boysILWisconsin: #193 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,698 boysWIMichigan: #199 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,642 boysMINew York: #207 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,334 boysNYMassachusetts: #156 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,711 boysMARhode Island: #93 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 598 boysRIOregon: #123 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 663 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #138 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 733 boysSDIowa: #211 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,865 boysIAIndiana: #215 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,145 boysINOhio: #190 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,830 boysOHPennsylvania: #189 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,387 boysPANew Jersey: #202 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,971 boysNJConnecticut: #150 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,519 boysCTCalifornia: #201 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,524 boysCAUtah: #125 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 563 boysUTColorado: #116 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 619 boysCONebraska: #161 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,078 boysNEMissouri: #149 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,022 boysMOKentucky: #137 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 893 boysKYWest Virginia: #224 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,602 boysWVVirginia: #131 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 752 boysVAMaryland: #133 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,106 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: #140 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 831 boysKSArkansas: #213 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,392 boysARTennessee: #158 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,057 boysTNNorth Carolina: #133 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 725 boysNCSouth Carolina: #182 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,202 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #158 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 882 boysOKLouisiana: #196 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,075 boysLAMississippi: #105 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 530 boysMSAlabama: #144 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 858 boysALGeorgia: #115 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 675 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedHITexas: #202 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,084 boysTXFlorida: #126 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 660 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#93 · 1 in 598
  2. North Dakota#99 · 1 in 410
  3. Mississippi#105 · 1 in 530
  4. Montana#112 · 1 in 572
  5. Georgia#115 · 1 in 675

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#9391 in 598
North Dakota#99151 in 410
Mississippi#105361 in 530
Montana#11271 in 572
Georgia#115421 in 675
Colorado#116141 in 619
Oregon#12391 in 663
Utah#12591 in 563
Florida#126201 in 660
Maine#130101 in 644
Virginia#131311 in 752
Maryland#133121 in 1,106
North Carolina#133471 in 725
Kentucky#137291 in 893
South Dakota#13881 in 733
Kansas#140191 in 831
Washington#143111 in 894
Alabama#144311 in 858
Idaho#14751 in 692
Minnesota#148221 in 973
Missouri#149291 in 1,022
Connecticut#15081 in 1,519
Massachusetts#156201 in 1,711
Oklahoma#158261 in 882
Tennessee#158231 in 1,057
Nebraska#161111 in 1,078
South Carolina#182161 in 1,202
Pennsylvania#189371 in 2,387
Ohio#190291 in 1,830
Wisconsin#193141 in 1,698
Louisiana#196181 in 1,075
Michigan#199241 in 1,642
California#201241 in 1,524
New Jersey#202101 in 2,971
Texas#202511 in 1,084
New York#207411 in 2,334
Iowa#211111 in 1,865
Arkansas#213131 in 1,392
Indiana#215121 in 2,145
Illinois#220271 in 2,188
West Virginia#224111 in 1,602
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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 1925

girls
#4,028
7 births · 1 in 173,912 girls
boys
#172
862 births · 1 in 1,295 boys

Top girls' names in 1925

  1. #1Mary70,586
  2. #2Dorothy38,570
  3. #3Betty32,812
  4. #4Helen29,173
  5. #5Margaret24,463
  6. #6Ruth22,247
  7. #7Virginia17,490
  8. #8Doris16,075
  9. #9Mildred14,453
  10. #10Elizabeth13,936
  11. #4,028Clinton7

Top boys' names in 1925

  1. #1Robert60,895
  2. #2John57,195
  3. #3William53,310
  4. #4James52,680
  5. #5Charles29,580
  6. #6George26,560
  7. #7Joseph24,613
  8. #8Richard23,269
  9. #9Edward20,090
  10. #10Donald19,193
  11. #172Clinton862
More about 1925

girls

1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 173,912 of them was named Clinton, which outranked 30.2% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Clinton
  1. #3,664Wynette8
  2. #3,664Zephyr8
  3. #3,664Zillah8
  4. #4,028Clinton7
  5. #4,028Adalene7
  6. #4,028Adamae7
  7. #4,028Ader7
  8. #4,426Adam6
  9. #4,426Adena6
  10. #4,426Adene6

Tied with 397 names at #4,028; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 605Nanette#1,475 → #870
  2. ↑ 417Paulina#1,258 → #841
  3. ↑ 353Estela#1,258 → #905
  4. ↑ 323Delois#1,123 → #800
  5. ↑ 313Veola#1,301 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 610Kathlyn#999 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 396Izetta#951 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 355Loma#941 → #1,296
  4. ↓ 345Phylis#880 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 309Eris#728 → #1,037

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

boys

1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 1,295 of them was named Clinton, which outranked 96.5% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Clinton
  1. #168Bennie897
  2. #170Duane896
  3. #171Clifton891
  4. #172Clinton862
  5. #173Leland858
  6. #174Matthew840
  7. #175Merle836
Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 548Okey#1,532 → #984
  2. ↑ 494Eddy#1,492 → #998
  3. ↑ 422Terrence#1,223 → #801
  4. ↑ 371Hughie#1,355 → #984
  5. ↑ 363Rexford#1,287 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 444Baxter#916 → #1,360
  2. ↓ 429Adelbert#817 → #1,246
  3. ↓ 407Jonnie#925 → #1,332
  4. ↓ 406Faustino#984 → #1,390
  5. ↓ 387Deward#859 → #1,246

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

See the top 100 for 1925 →