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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Clinton has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | |
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 1947
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Idaho#112 · 1 in 523
- Montana#125 · 1 in 720
- Mississippi#127 · 1 in 729
- Hawaii#133 · 1 in 680
- Louisiana#145 · 1 in 791
Best ever in a state: #40 in Wyoming, 1973.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #112 | 13 | 1 in 523 |
| Montana | #125 | 9 | 1 in 720 |
| Mississippi | #127 | 40 | 1 in 729 |
| Hawaii | #133 | 9 | 1 in 680 |
| Louisiana | #145 | 43 | 1 in 791 |
| North Carolina | #147 | 60 | 1 in 888 |
| North Dakota | #147 | 8 | 1 in 932 |
| Oregon | #147 | 18 | 1 in 942 |
| Georgia | #149 | 49 | 1 in 919 |
| Utah | #152 | 12 | 1 in 823 |
| Kansas | #155 | 21 | 1 in 957 |
| Virginia | #157 | 38 | 1 in 1,008 |
| Maryland | #165 | 18 | 1 in 1,422 |
| Alabama | #176 | 35 | 1 in 1,141 |
| West Virginia | #179 | 17 | 1 in 1,541 |
| Colorado | #180 | 12 | 1 in 1,284 |
| Florida | #182 | 24 | 1 in 1,200 |
| Maine | #183 | 7 | 1 in 1,534 |
| Nebraska | #183 | 11 | 1 in 1,328 |
| Massachusetts | #187 | 15 | 1 in 3,478 |
| Minnesota | #190 | 17 | 1 in 2,060 |
| Washington | #204 | 15 | 1 in 1,834 |
| Oklahoma | #207 | 15 | 1 in 1,660 |
| Connecticut | #208 | 6 | 1 in 3,499 |
| New Jersey | #208 | 15 | 1 in 3,298 |
| Missouri | #209 | 21 | 1 in 2,081 |
| Iowa | #215 | 14 | 1 in 2,163 |
| Michigan | #220 | 31 | 1 in 2,459 |
| Kentucky | #221 | 18 | 1 in 2,088 |
| New York | #223 | 52 | 1 in 3,038 |
| South Carolina | #223 | 15 | 1 in 1,918 |
| California | #224 | 62 | 1 in 1,926 |
| Illinois | #230 | 32 | 1 in 2,909 |
| Wisconsin | #239 | 10 | 1 in 3,909 |
| Tennessee | #245 | 16 | 1 in 2,630 |
| Ohio | #248 | 27 | 1 in 3,511 |
| Pennsylvania | #253 | 28 | 1 in 4,237 |
| Texas | #266 | 52 | 1 in 1,886 |
| Arkansas | #267 | 9 | 1 in 2,670 |
| Indiana | #309 | 9 | 1 in 5,013 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1981 at #124 (2,206 births)
- Births halved by 1993, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 135 yrs · run 1880–2014
- Highest: 1 in 812 boys born in 1981 were named Clinton (0.12%)
- Latest: 1 in 18,171 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 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 1947
Top girls' names in 1947
Top boys' names in 1947
More about 1947
girls
1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 221,596 of them was named Clinton, which outranked 34.4% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,706Willean9
- #3,706Wynn9
- #3,706Zadie9
- #4,007Clinton8
- #4,007Aaron8
- #4,007Adelene8
- #4,007Adrina8
- #4,345Adora7
- #4,345Albertia7
- #4,345Albertina7
Tied with 337 names at #4,007; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 1,934 of them was named Clinton, which outranked 95.1% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.