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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1981 · 2,206 births
- Debut · boys
- 79 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 97,567since 1880
Clinton over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Clinton has never cracked the top 100 here.
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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,728 | 94 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,921 | 82 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,650 | 104 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,393 | 133 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,469 | 122 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,368 | 129 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,407 | 125 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,195 | 158 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,293 | 140 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,055 | 187 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,012 | 201 | |
| 2014 | — | #915 | 234 | |
| 2013 | — | #927 | 220 | |
| 2012 | — | #909 | 227 | |
| 2011 | — | #912 | 221 | |
| 2010 | — | #989 | 199 | |
| 2009 | — | #912 | 226 | |
| 2008 | — | #855 | 248 | |
| 2007 | — | #756 | 291 | |
| 2006 | — | #843 | 240 | |
| 2005 | — | #726 | 279 | |
| 2004 | — | #731 | 258 | |
| 2003 | — | #726 | 252 | |
| 2002 | — | #724 | 245 | |
| 2001 | — | #698 | 257 | |
| 2000 | — | #632 | 289 | |
| 1999 | — | #664 | 260 | |
| 1998 | — | #589 | 322 | |
| 1997 | — | #495 | 421 | |
| 1996 | — | #516 | 394 | |
| 1995 | — | #466 | 476 | |
| 1994 | — | #397 | 586 | |
| 1993 | — | #316 | 838 | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #211 | 1,467 |
| 1991 | — | #191 | 1,665 | |
| 1990 | — | #203 | 1,501 | |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #211 | 1,353 |
| 1988 | — | #196 | 1,397 | |
| 1987 | #4,474 | 18 | #194 | 1,361 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #174 | 1,526 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #162 | 1,693 |
| 1984 | #4,166 | 18 | #145 | 1,851 |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 | #141 | 1,900 |
| 1982 | #5,911 | 11 | #133 | 2,081 |
| 1981 | #4,532 | 16 | #124 | 2,206 |
| 1980 | #4,517 | 16 | #131 | 2,165 |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #146 | 1,855 |
| 1978 | #4,931 | 13 | #148 | 1,763 |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 | #142 | 1,869 |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #151 | 1,658 |
| 1975 | #4,593 | 13 | #154 | 1,578 |
| 1974 | #4,720 | 12 | #157 | 1,547 |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | #161 | 1,510 |
| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 | #169 | 1,485 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #179 | 1,486 |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | #175 | 1,595 |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #187 | 1,480 |
| 1968 | #4,489 | 10 | #207 | 1,125 |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 | #235 | 909 |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #251 | 825 |
| 1965 | — | #245 | 919 | |
| 1964 | #4,636 | 9 | #240 | 1,017 |
| 1963 | — | #244 | 983 | |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #256 | 915 |
| 1961 | — | #248 | 1,000 | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #243 | 1,095 |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #239 | 1,126 |
| 1958 | — | #236 | 1,072 | |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #229 | 1,092 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #235 | 960 |
| 1955 | — | #243 | 833 | |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #246 | 789 |
| 1953 | — | #232 | 845 | |
| 1952 | — | #226 | 878 | |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #217 | 897 |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #220 | 832 |
| 1949 | — | #212 | 911 | |
| 1948 | — | #218 | 856 | |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 | #207 | 946 |
| 1946 | — | #213 | 805 | |
| 1945 | — | #209 | 681 | |
| 1944 | — | #210 | 690 | |
| 1943 | — | #210 | 710 | |
| 1942 | — | #206 | 738 | |
| 1941 | — | #194 | 737 | |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #204 | 632 |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #195 | 657 |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | #196 | 657 |
| 1937 | — | #195 | 659 | |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #190 | 653 |
| 1935 | — | #185 | 718 | |
| 1934 | — | #194 | 643 | |
| 1933 | — | #190 | 639 | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #189 | 700 |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #191 | 688 |
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 | #201 | 694 |
| 1929 | #2,737 | 11 | #183 | 761 |
| 1928 | #2,194 | 16 | #180 | 789 |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | #181 | 794 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #171 | 843 |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #172 | 862 |
| 1924 | — | #174 | 831 | |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #168 | 866 |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | #165 | 916 |
| 1921 | — | #169 | 873 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #158 | 908 |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | #167 | 812 |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | #166 | 822 |
| 1917 | — | #182 | 670 | |
| 1916 | — | #180 | 662 | |
| 1915 | — | #167 | 681 | |
| 1914 | — | #157 | 566 | |
| 1913 | — | #178 | 386 | |
| 1912 | — | #161 | 362 | |
| 1911 | — | #176 | 179 | |
| 1910 | — | #175 | 162 | |
| 1909 | — | #149 | 171 | |
| 1908 | — | #166 | 140 | |
| 1907 | — | #159 | 139 | |
| 1906 | — | #180 | 100 | |
| 1905 | — | #186 | 98 | |
| 1904 | — | #167 | 109 | |
| 1903 | — | #163 | 106 | |
| 1902 | — | #181 | 92 | |
| 1901 | — | #192 | 76 | |
| 1900 | — | #205 | 91 | |
| 1899 | — | #193 | 70 | |
| 1898 | — | #173 | 92 | |
| 1897 | — | #172 | 90 | |
| 1896 | — | #173 | 93 | |
| 1895 | — | #171 | 91 | |
| 1894 | — | #184 | 80 | |
| 1893 | — | #180 | 80 | |
| 1892 | — | #186 | 84 | |
| 1891 | — | #149 | 87 | |
| 1890 | — | #156 | 90 | |
| 1889 | — | #151 | 95 | |
| 1888 | — | #148 | 101 | |
| 1887 | — | #177 | 71 | |
| 1886 | — | #162 | 85 | |
| 1885 | — | #162 | 82 | |
| 1884 | — | #139 | 101 | |
| 1883 | — | #148 | 87 | |
| 1882 | — | #172 | 79 | |
| 1881 | — | #142 | 87 | |
| 1880 | — | #165 | 79 | |
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 2012
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Kansas#419 · 1 in 2,012
- Kentucky#477 · 1 in 3,169
- Oklahoma#532 · 1 in 2,894
- Georgia#558 · 1 in 3,601
- Alabama#572 · 1 in 3,700
Best ever in a state: #40 in Wyoming, 1973.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | #419 | 8 | 1 in 2,012 |
| Kentucky | #477 | 7 | 1 in 3,169 |
| Oklahoma | #532 | 7 | 1 in 2,894 |
| Georgia | #558 | 15 | 1 in 3,601 |
| Alabama | #572 | 6 | 1 in 3,700 |
| Virginia | #636 | 9 | 1 in 4,647 |
| Missouri | #647 | 7 | 1 in 4,536 |
| Minnesota | #653 | 6 | 1 in 4,616 |
| Ohio | #671 | 12 | 1 in 4,980 |
| Washington | #729 | 7 | 1 in 5,132 |
| Florida | #730 | 17 | 1 in 5,409 |
| Tennessee | #767 | 6 | 1 in 5,965 |
| Indiana | #771 | 6 | 1 in 5,946 |
| Pennsylvania | #853 | 8 | 1 in 7,529 |
| North Carolina | #875 | 7 | 1 in 7,222 |
| Texas | #989 | 19 | 1 in 9,350 |
| New York | #1,058 | 11 | 1 in 9,482 |
| Illinois | #1,192 | 6 | 1 in 11,086 |
| California | #1,437 | 12 | 1 in 19,208 |
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 867 | #139 (1884) | #157 |
| 1890s | 857 | #149 (1891) | #174 |
| 1900s | 1,122 | #149 (1909) | #175 |
| 1910s | 5,302 | #157 (1914) | #171 |
| 1920s | 8,443 | #158 (1920) | #172 |
| 1930s | 6,708 | #185 (1935) | #193 |
| 1940s | 7,706 | #194 (1941) | #208 |
| 1950s | 9,324 | #217 (1951) | #232 |
| 1960s | 10,268 | #187 (1969) | #236 |
| 1970s | 16,346 | #142 (1977) | #158 |
| 1980s | 17,533 | #124 (1981) | #161 |
| 1990s | 7,930 | #191 (1991) | #405 |
| 2000s | 2,585 | #632 (2000) | #760 |
| 2010s | 1,912 | #909 (2012) | #1,061 |
| 2020s | 664 | #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 2012
boys
#909
227 births · 1 in 8,357 boys
Top boys' names in 2012
More about 2012
boys
1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 8,357 of them was named Clinton, which outranked 93.6% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Clinton
- #905Jorden229
- #905Salvatore229
- #908Mustafa228
- #909Clinton227
- #909Blaise227
- #909Brenton227
- #909Cale227
- #916Dario226
- #916Jabari226
- #916Lucca226
Tied with 6 names at #909; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.