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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201944peak #124, 1981boys
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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 1944

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedAKMaine: #167 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,275 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNHWashington: #158 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,117 boysWAIdaho: #158 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 847 boysIDMontana: #123 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 642 boysMTNorth Dakota: #135 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 816 boysNDMinnesota: #175 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,826 boysMNIllinois: #317 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 5,547 boysILWisconsin: #230 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,546 boysWIMichigan: #225 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,808 boysMINew York: #251 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 4,238 boysNYMassachusetts: #252 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,230 boysMARhode Island: #116 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,206 boysRIOregon: #223 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,224 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedSDIowa: #186 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,662 boysIAIndiana: #231 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,765 boysINOhio: #290 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,808 boysOHPennsylvania: #194 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,699 boysPANew Jersey: #267 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,742 boysNJConnecticut: #178 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,584 boysCTCalifornia: #242 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,224 boysCAUtah: #155 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 795 boysUTColorado: #239 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,249 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNEMissouri: #192 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,708 boysMOKentucky: #211 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,689 boysKYWest Virginia: #205 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,716 boysWVVirginia: #152 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 982 boysVAMaryland: #183 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,829 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: #198 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,571 boysKSArkansas: #190 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,337 boysARTennessee: #189 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,519 boysTNNorth Carolina: #182 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,199 boysNCSouth Carolina: #179 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,137 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #148 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,103 boysDCOklahoma: #189 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,347 boysOKLouisiana: #165 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 964 boysLAMississippi: #176 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,250 boysMSAlabama: #163 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,049 boysALGeorgia: #150 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 911 boysGAHawaii: #126 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 732 boysHITexas: #299 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 2,320 boysTXFlorida: #141 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 870 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#116 · 1 in 1,206
  2. Montana#123 · 1 in 642
  3. Hawaii#126 · 1 in 732
  4. North Dakota#135 · 1 in 816
  5. Florida#141 · 1 in 870

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#11651 in 1,206
Montana#12371 in 642
Hawaii#12671 in 732
North Dakota#13571 in 816
Florida#141271 in 870
District of Columbia#14891 in 1,103
Georgia#150401 in 911
Virginia#152301 in 982
Utah#15591 in 795
Idaho#15861 in 847
Washington#158181 in 1,117
Alabama#163311 in 1,049
Louisiana#165281 in 964
Maine#16761 in 1,275
Minnesota#175141 in 1,826
Mississippi#176191 in 1,250
Connecticut#17861 in 2,584
South Carolina#179211 in 1,137
North Carolina#182351 in 1,199
Maryland#183101 in 1,829
Iowa#186131 in 1,662
Oklahoma#189161 in 1,347
Tennessee#189211 in 1,519
Arkansas#190151 in 1,337
Missouri#192191 in 1,708
Pennsylvania#194311 in 2,699
Kansas#198101 in 1,571
West Virginia#205111 in 1,716
Kentucky#211171 in 1,689
Oregon#22351 in 2,224
Michigan#225191 in 2,808
Wisconsin#23081 in 3,546
Indiana#231121 in 2,765
Colorado#23951 in 2,249
California#242381 in 2,224
New York#251261 in 4,238
Massachusetts#25261 in 6,230
New Jersey#26761 in 5,742
Ohio#290131 in 4,808
Texas#299341 in 2,320
Illinois#317121 in 5,547
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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 1944

boys
#210
690 births · 1 in 1,975 boys

Top boys' names in 1944

  1. #1James76,951
  2. #2Robert70,855
  3. #3John66,616
  4. #4William52,375
  5. #5Richard45,643
  6. #6David37,382
  7. #7Charles34,662
  8. #8Thomas31,604
  9. #9Michael26,717
  10. #10Ronald25,513
  11. #210Clinton690
More about 1944

boys

1,362,875 boys got a published name in 1944; 1 in 1,975 of them was named Clinton, which outranked 94.6% of the 3,909 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Clinton
  1. #207Nelson715
  2. #208Carroll706
  3. #209Wendell697
  4. #210Clinton690
  5. #211Carlos689
  6. #212Clayton657
  7. #213Dewey653
Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 647Rickie#1,461 → #814
  2. ↑ 586Rusty#1,577 → #991
  3. ↑ 585Humberto#1,280 → #695
  4. ↑ 408Llewellyn#1,343 → #935
  5. ↑ 402Hilario#1,308 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 359Elwyn#923 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 356Albin#856 → #1,212
  3. ↓ 348Prentiss#980 → #1,328
  4. ↓ 286Barrie#969 → #1,255
  5. ↓ 269Duke#986 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1944 →