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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201948peak #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 1948

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedAKMaine: #151 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 982 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNHWashington: #226 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,400 boysWAIdaho: #160 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 843 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #159 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,044 boysNDMinnesota: #217 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,827 boysMNIllinois: #275 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,999 boysILWisconsin: #254 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,236 boysWIMichigan: #237 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,059 boysMINew York: #244 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 3,530 boysNYMassachusetts: #234 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,045 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedRIOregon: #201 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,617 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #187 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,456 boysSDIowa: #308 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,784 boysIAIndiana: #248 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,909 boysINOhio: #237 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,192 boysOHPennsylvania: #217 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 3,322 boysPANew Jersey: #208 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,023 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #257 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 2,557 boysCAUtah: #225 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,565 boysUTColorado: #219 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,953 boysCONebraska: #189 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,587 boysNEMissouri: #224 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,407 boysMOKentucky: #233 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,255 boysKYWest Virginia: #166 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,308 boysWVVirginia: #165 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,023 boysVAMaryland: #153 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,266 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #260 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,798 boysNMKansas: #181 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,203 boysKSArkansas: #237 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,907 boysARTennessee: #194 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,643 boysTNNorth Carolina: #169 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,071 boysNCSouth Carolina: #225 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,759 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #188 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,762 boysDCOklahoma: #207 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,668 boysOKLouisiana: #164 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 968 boysLAMississippi: #150 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 946 boysMSAlabama: #151 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 972 boysALGeorgia: #151 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 909 boysGAHawaii: #128 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 672 boysHITexas: #261 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 1,814 boysTXFlorida: #140 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 835 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#128 · 1 in 672
  2. Florida#140 · 1 in 835
  3. Mississippi#150 · 1 in 946
  4. Georgia#151 · 1 in 909
  5. Alabama#151 · 1 in 972

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#12891 in 672
Florida#140341 in 835
Mississippi#150301 in 946
Alabama#151401 in 972
Georgia#151481 in 909
Maine#151101 in 982
Maryland#153191 in 1,266
North Dakota#15971 in 1,044
Idaho#16081 in 843
Louisiana#164351 in 968
Virginia#165361 in 1,023
West Virginia#166191 in 1,308
North Carolina#169481 in 1,071
Kansas#181161 in 1,203
South Dakota#18751 in 1,456
District of Columbia#18871 in 1,762
Nebraska#18991 in 1,587
Tennessee#194241 in 1,643
Oregon#201101 in 1,617
Oklahoma#207141 in 1,668
New Jersey#208151 in 3,023
Minnesota#217121 in 2,827
Pennsylvania#217331 in 3,322
Colorado#21981 in 1,953
Missouri#224171 in 2,407
South Carolina#225161 in 1,759
Utah#22561 in 1,565
Washington#226111 in 2,400
Kentucky#233161 in 2,255
Massachusetts#23481 in 6,045
Arkansas#237121 in 1,907
Michigan#237241 in 3,059
Ohio#237281 in 3,192
New York#244421 in 3,530
Indiana#248151 in 2,909
Wisconsin#25491 in 4,236
California#257461 in 2,557
New Mexico#26051 in 1,798
Texas#261541 in 1,814
Illinois#275221 in 3,999
Iowa#30851 in 5,784
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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 1948

boys
#218
856 births · 1 in 2,050 boys

Top boys' names in 1948

  1. #1James88,605
  2. #2Robert85,478
  3. #3John82,834
  4. #4William61,972
  5. #5David56,627
  6. #6Michael52,566
  7. #7Richard50,970
  8. #8Thomas43,780
  9. #9Charles38,676
  10. #10Ronald33,527
  11. #218Clinton856
More about 1948

boys

1,754,618 boys got a published name in 1948; 1 in 2,050 of them was named Clinton, which outranked 94.8% of the 4,199 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Clinton
  1. #215Terrance866
  2. #216Lyle864
  3. #217Mitchell861
  4. #218Clinton856
  5. #219Daryl855
  6. #220Jesus845
  7. #220Otis845
Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Arnulfo#1,316 → #802
  2. ↑ 422Lucio#1,394 → #972
  3. ↑ 377Isidro#1,190 → #813
  4. ↑ 363Shawn#923 → #560
  5. ↑ 331Aurelio#1,233 → #902
Fallers
  1. ↓ 400Marshal#1,000 → #1,400
  2. ↓ 390Robby#906 → #1,296
  3. ↓ 333Frances#923 → #1,256
  4. ↓ 324Deane#836 → #1,160
  5. ↓ 321Lenwood#975 → #1,296

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

See the top 100 for 1948 →