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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #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.

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 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedAKMaine: #138 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 784 boysMEVermont: #91 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 465 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedWAIdaho: #120 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 531 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #190 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,181 boysNDMinnesota: #208 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,993 boysMNIllinois: #227 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,424 boysILWisconsin: #187 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,923 boysWIMichigan: #213 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,196 boysMINew York: #230 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,093 boysNYMassachusetts: #219 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,055 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #178 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,071 boysSDIowa: #185 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,458 boysIAIndiana: #270 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,819 boysINOhio: #263 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,824 boysOHPennsylvania: #193 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,525 boysPANew Jersey: #202 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,658 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #224 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,873 boysCAUtah: #126 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 527 boysUTColorado: #153 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 898 boysCONebraska: #183 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,196 boysNEMissouri: #181 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,308 boysMOKentucky: #187 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,263 boysKYWest Virginia: #157 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 992 boysWVVirginia: #126 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 662 boysVAMaryland: #147 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,409 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: #200 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,529 boysKSArkansas: #207 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,389 boysARTennessee: #166 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,162 boysTNNorth Carolina: #155 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 959 boysNCSouth Carolina: #225 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,757 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #173 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 987 boysOKLouisiana: #180 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 948 boysLAMississippi: #116 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 612 boysMSAlabama: #165 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,069 boysALGeorgia: #143 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 873 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedHITexas: #237 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,355 boysTXFlorida: #225 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,673 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#91 · 1 in 465
  2. Mississippi#116 · 1 in 612
  3. Idaho#120 · 1 in 531
  4. Utah#126 · 1 in 527
  5. Virginia#126 · 1 in 662

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#9151 in 465
Mississippi#116321 in 612
Idaho#12071 in 531
Utah#12691 in 527
Virginia#126331 in 662
Maine#13881 in 784
Georgia#143331 in 873
Maryland#14781 in 1,409
Colorado#15391 in 898
North Carolina#155361 in 959
West Virginia#157181 in 992
Alabama#165261 in 1,069
Tennessee#166221 in 1,162
Oklahoma#173231 in 987
South Dakota#17851 in 1,071
Louisiana#180201 in 948
Missouri#181211 in 1,308
Nebraska#18391 in 1,196
Iowa#185131 in 1,458
Kentucky#187211 in 1,263
Wisconsin#187121 in 1,923
North Dakota#19051 in 1,181
Pennsylvania#193281 in 2,525
Kansas#20091 in 1,529
New Jersey#20291 in 2,658
Arkansas#207131 in 1,389
Minnesota#208101 in 1,993
Michigan#213171 in 2,196
Massachusetts#21971 in 4,055
California#224191 in 1,873
Florida#22571 in 1,673
South Carolina#225111 in 1,757
Illinois#227211 in 2,424
New York#230271 in 3,093
Texas#237431 in 1,355
Ohio#263121 in 3,824
Indiana#27061 in 3,819
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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 1934

boys
#194
643 births · 1 in 1,606 boys

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #194Clinton643
More about 1934

boys

1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 1,606 of them was named Clinton, which outranked 95.4% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Clinton
  1. #191Bobbie660
  2. #192Archie658
  3. #193Mike650
  4. #194Clinton643
  5. #195Salvatore639
  6. #196Juan636
  7. #197Rex631
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 746Lanny#1,361 → #615
  2. ↑ 630Kerry#1,586 → #956
  3. ↑ 620Marland#1,456 → #836
  4. ↑ 404Kirk#1,202 → #798
  5. ↑ 350Valentin#1,281 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 730Neville#995 → #1,725
  2. ↓ 616Garner#770 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 520Vivian#905 → #1,425
  4. ↓ 488Finis#869 → #1,357
  5. ↓ 464Malcom#961 → #1,425

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

See the top 100 for 1934 →