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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #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 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #121 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 545 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNHWashington: #186 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,260 boysWAIdaho: #134 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 669 boysIDMontana: #125 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 576 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #213 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,103 boysMNIllinois: #286 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,226 boysILWisconsin: #183 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,576 boysWIMichigan: #212 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,693 boysMINew York: #399 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 3,747 boysNYMassachusetts: #334 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,376 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedRIOregon: #191 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,297 boysORNevada: #149 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 799 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #106 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 520 boysSDIowa: #131 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 793 boysIAIndiana: #155 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,165 boysINOhio: #154 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 1,166 boysOHPennsylvania: #230 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,142 boysPANew Jersey: #436 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,008 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #332 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 2,714 boysCAUtah: #134 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 720 boysUTColorado: #183 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,209 boysCONebraska: #209 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,832 boysNEMissouri: #133 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 899 boysMOKentucky: #113 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 699 boysKYWest Virginia: #118 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 684 boysWVVirginia: #188 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,308 boysVAMaryland: #237 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,887 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedDEArizona: #232 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,442 boysAZNew Mexico: #206 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,057 boysNMKansas: #111 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 568 boysKSArkansas: #135 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 730 boysARTennessee: #156 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,019 boysTNNorth Carolina: #168 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,128 boysNCSouth Carolina: #237 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,474 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #530 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,627 boysDCOklahoma: #104 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 514 boysOKLouisiana: #151 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 725 boysLAMississippi: #185 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 954 boysMSAlabama: #125 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 693 boysALGeorgia: #155 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 933 boysGAHawaii: #218 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,151 boysHITexas: #175 for boys · 173 births · 1 in 856 boysTXFlorida: #207 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 1,241 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oklahoma#104 · 1 in 514
  2. South Dakota#106 · 1 in 520
  3. Kansas#111 · 1 in 568
  4. Kentucky#113 · 1 in 699
  5. West Virginia#118 · 1 in 684

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#104401 in 514
South Dakota#10691 in 520
Kansas#111301 in 568
Kentucky#113351 in 699
West Virginia#118151 in 684
Alaska#12181 in 545
Alabama#125391 in 693
Montana#12581 in 576
Iowa#131231 in 793
Missouri#133421 in 899
Idaho#134101 in 669
Utah#134231 in 720
Arkansas#135211 in 730
Nevada#149101 in 799
Louisiana#151441 in 725
Ohio#154671 in 1,166
Georgia#155531 in 933
Indiana#155341 in 1,165
Tennessee#156341 in 1,019
North Carolina#168411 in 1,128
Texas#1751731 in 856
Colorado#183201 in 1,209
Wisconsin#183211 in 1,576
Mississippi#185181 in 954
Washington#186271 in 1,260
Virginia#188321 in 1,308
Oregon#191151 in 1,297
New Mexico#206111 in 1,057
Florida#207721 in 1,241
Nebraska#20961 in 1,832
Michigan#212411 in 1,693
Minnesota#213151 in 2,103
Hawaii#21861 in 1,151
Pennsylvania#230381 in 2,142
Arizona#232211 in 1,442
Maryland#237171 in 1,887
South Carolina#237161 in 1,474
Illinois#286391 in 2,226
California#332991 in 2,714
Massachusetts#334101 in 4,376
New York#399361 in 3,747
New Jersey#436111 in 5,008
District of Columbia#53051 in 2,627
Connecticut———
Delaware———
Maine———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 1989

girls
#12,362
5 births · 1 in 368,710 girls
boys
#211
1,353 births · 1 in 1,479 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #12,362Clinton5

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #211Clinton1,353
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 368,710 of them was named Clinton, which outranked 15.0% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Clinton
  1. #10,847Zelena6
  2. #10,847Zeynep6
  3. #10,847Zion6
  4. #12,362Clinton5
  5. #12,362Aamira5
  6. #12,362Aasia5
  7. #12,362Abie5

Tied with 2,188 names at #12,362; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 1,479 of them was named Clinton, which outranked 97.7% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Clinton
  1. #208Terrance1,361
  2. #209Raul1,359
  3. #210Xavier1,356
  4. #211Clinton1,353
  5. #212Emmanuel1,337
  6. #213Rafael1,322
  7. #214Andres1,307
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →