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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #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 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedAKMaine: 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: #228 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,462 boysWAIdaho: #127 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 623 boysIDMontana: #140 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 853 boysMTNorth Dakota: #149 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 927 boysNDMinnesota: #188 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,096 boysMNIllinois: #269 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,864 boysILWisconsin: #289 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,526 boysWIMichigan: #236 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,240 boysMINew York: #257 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 3,771 boysNYMassachusetts: #271 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,916 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedRIOregon: #154 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,201 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #189 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,614 boysSDIowa: #289 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,297 boysIAIndiana: #294 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,992 boysINOhio: #249 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 3,493 boysOHPennsylvania: #271 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 4,927 boysPANew Jersey: #197 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,067 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #270 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 2,838 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedUTColorado: #176 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,259 boysCONebraska: #252 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,964 boysNEMissouri: #201 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,895 boysMOKentucky: #210 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,786 boysKYWest Virginia: #157 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,157 boysWVVirginia: #160 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,058 boysVAMaryland: #193 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,878 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedDEArizona: #239 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,662 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNMKansas: #155 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 995 boysKSArkansas: #177 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,171 boysARTennessee: #229 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,178 boysTNNorth Carolina: #170 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,092 boysNCSouth Carolina: #210 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,585 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #226 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,187 boysDCOklahoma: #314 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,398 boysOKLouisiana: #219 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,417 boysLAMississippi: #158 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 970 boysMSAlabama: #200 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,409 boysALGeorgia: #137 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 762 boysGAHawaii: #194 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,179 boysHITexas: #236 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 1,550 boysTXFlorida: #170 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,015 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#127 · 1 in 623
  2. Georgia#137 · 1 in 762
  3. Montana#140 · 1 in 853
  4. North Dakota#149 · 1 in 927
  5. Oregon#154 · 1 in 1,201

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#127111 in 623
Georgia#137571 in 762
Montana#14081 in 853
North Dakota#14981 in 927
Oregon#154141 in 1,201
Kansas#155201 in 995
West Virginia#157211 in 1,157
Mississippi#158301 in 970
Virginia#160351 in 1,058
Florida#170301 in 1,015
North Carolina#170461 in 1,092
Colorado#176131 in 1,259
Arkansas#177191 in 1,171
Minnesota#188171 in 2,096
South Dakota#18951 in 1,614
Maryland#193131 in 1,878
Hawaii#19451 in 1,179
New Jersey#197151 in 3,067
Alabama#200271 in 1,409
Missouri#201221 in 1,895
Kentucky#210201 in 1,786
South Carolina#210181 in 1,585
Louisiana#219251 in 1,417
District of Columbia#22661 in 2,187
Washington#228111 in 2,462
Tennessee#229181 in 2,178
Michigan#236241 in 3,240
Texas#236671 in 1,550
Arizona#23961 in 1,662
Ohio#249261 in 3,493
Nebraska#25251 in 2,964
New York#257401 in 3,771
Illinois#269241 in 3,864
California#270431 in 2,838
Massachusetts#27161 in 7,916
Pennsylvania#271221 in 4,927
Iowa#28971 in 4,297
Wisconsin#28961 in 6,526
Indiana#29491 in 4,992
Oklahoma#31471 in 3,398
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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 1950

girls
#5,301
5 births · 1 in 342,611 girls
boys
#220
832 births · 1 in 2,152 boys

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #5,301Clinton5

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #220Clinton832
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 342,611 of them was named Clinton, which outranked 13.2% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Clinton
  1. #4,738Zilphia6
  2. #4,738Zonia6
  3. #4,738Zulma6
  4. #5,301Clinton5
  5. #5,301Abagail5
  6. #5,301Adonica5
  7. #5,301Adora5

Tied with 808 names at #5,301; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 2,152 of them was named Clinton, which outranked 94.8% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Clinton
  1. #217Neal848
  2. #218Wendell842
  3. #219Willard841
  4. #220Clinton832
  5. #221Otis831
  6. #222Byron830
  7. #223Lyle828
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →