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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201951peak #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 1951

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedAKMaine: #196 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,907 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNHWashington: #174 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,403 boysWAIdaho: #171 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 999 boysIDMontana: #115 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 626 boysMTNorth Dakota: #152 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,086 boysNDMinnesota: #203 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,520 boysMNIllinois: #268 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,895 boysILWisconsin: #213 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,249 boysWIMichigan: #248 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,370 boysMINew York: #275 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 4,395 boysNYMassachusetts: #253 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,074 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedRIOregon: #187 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,433 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #201 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,627 boysSDIowa: #287 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,510 boysIAIndiana: #258 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,473 boysINOhio: #314 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 6,108 boysOHPennsylvania: #209 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 3,197 boysPANew Jersey: #210 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,537 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #233 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 2,089 boysCAUtah: #181 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,186 boysUTColorado: #140 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 899 boysCONebraska: #206 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,927 boysNEMissouri: #203 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,012 boysMOKentucky: #211 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,749 boysKYWest Virginia: #167 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,282 boysWVVirginia: #168 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,091 boysVAMaryland: #191 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,895 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedDEArizona: #231 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,511 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNMKansas: #205 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,646 boysKSArkansas: #160 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,048 boysARTennessee: #239 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,489 boysTNNorth Carolina: #156 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 928 boysNCSouth Carolina: #218 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,834 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #171 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,541 boysDCOklahoma: #235 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,009 boysOKLouisiana: #181 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,034 boysLAMississippi: #150 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 913 boysMSAlabama: #185 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,289 boysALGeorgia: #150 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 898 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedHITexas: #261 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,821 boysTXFlorida: #166 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,070 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#115 · 1 in 626
  2. Colorado#140 · 1 in 899
  3. Georgia#150 · 1 in 898
  4. Mississippi#150 · 1 in 913
  5. North Dakota#152 · 1 in 1,086

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#115111 in 626
Colorado#140191 in 899
Georgia#150501 in 898
Mississippi#150321 in 913
North Dakota#15271 in 1,086
North Carolina#156571 in 928
Arkansas#160211 in 1,048
Florida#166311 in 1,070
West Virginia#167191 in 1,282
Virginia#168361 in 1,091
District of Columbia#17191 in 1,541
Idaho#17171 in 999
Washington#174201 in 1,403
Louisiana#181361 in 1,034
Utah#18191 in 1,186
Alabama#185301 in 1,289
Oregon#187121 in 1,433
Maryland#191141 in 1,895
Maine#19651 in 1,907
South Dakota#20151 in 1,627
Minnesota#203151 in 2,520
Missouri#203221 in 2,012
Kansas#205131 in 1,646
Nebraska#20681 in 1,927
Pennsylvania#209361 in 3,197
New Jersey#210141 in 3,537
Kentucky#211211 in 1,749
Wisconsin#213131 in 3,249
South Carolina#218161 in 1,834
Arizona#23171 in 1,511
California#233621 in 2,089
Oklahoma#235121 in 2,009
Tennessee#239161 in 2,489
Michigan#248251 in 3,370
Massachusetts#25371 in 7,074
Indiana#258141 in 3,473
Texas#261601 in 1,821
Illinois#268251 in 3,895
New York#275361 in 4,395
Iowa#28771 in 4,510
Ohio#314161 in 6,108
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
Hawaii
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
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 1951

girls
#5,414
5 births · 1 in 360,172 girls
boys
#217
897 births · 1 in 2,099 boys

Top girls' names in 1951

  1. #1Linda73,982
  2. #2Mary65,721
  3. #3Patricia56,446
  4. #4Deborah42,053
  5. #5Barbara40,617
  6. #6Susan40,228
  7. #7Nancy30,346
  8. #8Karen27,998
  9. #9Sandra27,665
  10. #10Kathleen26,716
  11. #5,414Clinton5

Top boys' names in 1951

  1. #1James87,256
  2. #2Robert86,353
  3. #3John81,569
  4. #4Michael72,807
  5. #5David64,788
  6. #6William62,781
  7. #7Richard54,541
  8. #8Thomas48,275
  9. #9Charles39,406
  10. #10Gary38,160
  11. #217Clinton897
More about 1951

girls

1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 360,172 of them was named Clinton, which outranked 12.9% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Clinton
  1. #4,833Zollie6
  2. #4,833Zonnie6
  3. #4,833Zorina6
  4. #5,414Clinton5
  5. #5,414Abelina5
  6. #5,414Adlean5
  7. #5,414Adriene5

Tied with 799 names at #5,414; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. 345Rhona#1,333#988
  2. 307Bobbi#1,153#846
  3. 296Ricki#1,090#794
  4. 295Mindy#771#476
  5. 288Sharleen#1,053#765
Fallers
  1. 395Sharman#668#1,063
  2. 343Manuela#773#1,116
  3. 294Allie#945#1,239
  4. 253Merrie#937#1,190
  5. 252Olive#891#1,143

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

boys

1,882,837 boys got a published name in 1951; 1 in 2,099 of them was named Clinton, which outranked 94.9% of the 4,253 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. #214Antonio913
  2. #215Terrance912
  3. #216Morris903
  4. #217Clinton897
  5. #218Tyrone891
  6. #219Sammy884
  7. #220Ross883
Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. 428Kimberly#1,139#711
  2. 372Cole#1,364#992
  3. 357Wayland#1,272#915
  4. 354Ricki#1,139#785
  5. 346Lou#1,289#943
Fallers
  1. 944Jory#960#1,904
  2. 502Samual#960#1,462
  3. 426Carlyle#918#1,344
  4. 319Shaun#899#1,218
  5. 318Tex#977#1,295

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

See the top 100 for 1951