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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #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 1952

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedAKMaine: #168 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,237 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNHWashington: #150 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,108 boysWAIdaho: #143 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 804 boysIDMontana: #114 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 650 boysMTNorth Dakota: #119 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 693 boysNDMinnesota: #191 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,358 boysMNIllinois: #256 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 3,469 boysILWisconsin: #274 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,072 boysWIMichigan: #226 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,887 boysMINew York: #294 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 4,708 boysNYMassachusetts: #206 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,693 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedRIOregon: #230 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,315 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedSDIowa: #290 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,412 boysIAIndiana: #336 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,298 boysINOhio: #274 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 4,612 boysOHPennsylvania: #224 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 3,366 boysPANew Jersey: #188 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,732 boysNJConnecticut: #155 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,167 boysCTCalifornia: #291 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 3,341 boysCAUtah: #178 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,227 boysUTColorado: #223 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,997 boysCONebraska: #200 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,733 boysNEMissouri: #210 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,018 boysMOKentucky: #201 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,621 boysKYWest Virginia: #143 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 990 boysWVVirginia: #160 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 978 boysVAMaryland: #178 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,535 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNMKansas: #171 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,252 boysKSArkansas: #250 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,145 boysARTennessee: #205 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,876 boysTNNorth Carolina: #189 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,401 boysNCSouth Carolina: #212 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,431 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #239 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,403 boysDCOklahoma: #293 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,008 boysOKLouisiana: #227 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,503 boysLAMississippi: #165 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 994 boysMSAlabama: #187 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,340 boysALGeorgia: #168 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,038 boysGAHawaii: #146 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 608 boysHITexas: #246 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,668 boysTXFlorida: #166 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,076 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#114 · 1 in 650
  2. North Dakota#119 · 1 in 693
  3. Idaho#143 · 1 in 804
  4. West Virginia#143 · 1 in 990
  5. Hawaii#146 · 1 in 608

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#114111 in 650
North Dakota#119111 in 693
Idaho#14391 in 804
West Virginia#143241 in 990
Hawaii#146111 in 608
Washington#150271 in 1,108
Connecticut#155101 in 2,167
Virginia#160421 in 978
Mississippi#165291 in 994
Florida#166331 in 1,076
Georgia#168451 in 1,038
Maine#16881 in 1,237
Kansas#171181 in 1,252
Maryland#178181 in 1,535
Utah#17891 in 1,227
Alabama#187291 in 1,340
New Jersey#188191 in 2,732
North Carolina#189381 in 1,401
Minnesota#191161 in 2,358
Nebraska#20091 in 1,733
Kentucky#201221 in 1,621
Tennessee#205211 in 1,876
Massachusetts#206111 in 4,693
Missouri#210221 in 2,018
South Carolina#212211 in 1,431
Colorado#22391 in 1,997
Pennsylvania#224351 in 3,366
Michigan#226301 in 2,887
Louisiana#227251 in 1,503
Oregon#23081 in 2,315
District of Columbia#23961 in 2,403
Texas#246691 in 1,668
Arkansas#250101 in 2,145
Illinois#256291 in 3,469
Ohio#274221 in 4,612
Wisconsin#27471 in 6,072
Iowa#29071 in 4,412
California#291421 in 3,341
Oklahoma#29381 in 3,008
New York#294351 in 4,708
Indiana#33681 in 6,298
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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 1952

boys
#226
878 births · 1 in 2,214 boys

Top boys' names in 1952

  1. #1James87,065
  2. #2Robert86,588
  3. #3John83,140
  4. #4Michael79,037
  5. #5David71,752
  6. #6William63,039
  7. #7Richard58,350
  8. #8Thomas48,647
  9. #9Charles38,866
  10. #10Gary38,754
  11. #226Clinton878
More about 1952

boys

1,943,633 boys got a published name in 1952; 1 in 2,214 of them was named Clinton, which outranked 94.7% of the 4,257 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Clinton
  1. #223Benny896
  2. #224Edgar889
  3. #225Wendell879
  4. #226Clinton878
  5. #227Ricardo863
  6. #228Clayton859
  7. #229Nathan851
Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 753Darren#1,598 → #845
  2. ↑ 372Robby#1,242 → #870
  3. ↑ 355Cris#1,218 → #863
  4. ↑ 301Ethan#1,295 → #994
  5. ↑ 280Adan#1,150 → #870
Fallers
  1. ↓ 477Ottis#984 → #1,461
  2. ↓ 408Wayland#915 → #1,323
  3. ↓ 330Mcarthur#806 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 305Arvin#963 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 285Levon#881 → #1,166

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

See the top 100 for 1952 →