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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #124, 1981boys
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
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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #99 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 405 boysAKMaine: 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: #187 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,347 boysWAIdaho: #127 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 597 boysIDMontana: #138 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 663 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #306 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,309 boysMNIllinois: #263 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,575 boysILWisconsin: #283 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,788 boysWIMichigan: #230 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,398 boysMINew York: #402 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 6,042 boysNYMassachusetts: #267 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,371 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedRIOregon: #157 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 936 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNVWyoming: #83 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 312 boysWYSouth Dakota: #133 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 762 boysSDIowa: #200 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,820 boysIAIndiana: #226 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,069 boysINOhio: #257 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,991 boysOHPennsylvania: #264 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,821 boysPANew Jersey: #346 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,611 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #316 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 2,809 boysCAUtah: #187 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,033 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedCONebraska: #177 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,317 boysNEMissouri: #217 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,825 boysMOKentucky: #286 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,102 boysKYWest Virginia: #129 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 834 boysWVVirginia: #161 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,029 boysVAMaryland: #235 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,466 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedDEArizona: #249 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,586 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Clinton, so not publishedNMKansas: #162 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,062 boysKSArkansas: #256 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,969 boysARTennessee: #237 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,858 boysTNNorth Carolina: #208 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,345 boysNCSouth Carolina: #250 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,779 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #231 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,086 boysDCOklahoma: #189 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,200 boysOKLouisiana: #267 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,681 boysLAMississippi: #187 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,017 boysMSAlabama: #194 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,130 boysALGeorgia: #203 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,205 boysGAHawaii: #236 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,212 boysHITexas: #224 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 1,194 boysTXFlorida: #262 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,908 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#83 · 1 in 312
  2. Alaska#99 · 1 in 405
  3. Idaho#127 · 1 in 597
  4. West Virginia#129 · 1 in 834
  5. South Dakota#133 · 1 in 762

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#8371 in 312
Alaska#9971 in 405
Idaho#12791 in 597
West Virginia#129171 in 834
South Dakota#13371 in 762
Montana#13881 in 663
Oregon#157161 in 936
Virginia#161361 in 1,029
Kansas#162151 in 1,062
Nebraska#17791 in 1,317
Mississippi#187211 in 1,017
Utah#187101 in 1,033
Washington#187181 in 1,347
Oklahoma#189151 in 1,200
Alabama#194271 in 1,130
Iowa#200131 in 1,820
Georgia#203351 in 1,205
North Carolina#208321 in 1,345
Missouri#217211 in 1,825
Texas#224841 in 1,194
Indiana#226221 in 2,069
Michigan#230331 in 2,398
District of Columbia#23161 in 2,086
Maryland#235121 in 2,466
Hawaii#23651 in 1,212
Tennessee#237181 in 1,858
Arizona#24991 in 1,586
South Carolina#250131 in 1,779
Arkansas#25681 in 1,969
Ohio#257311 in 2,991
Florida#262251 in 1,908
Illinois#263371 in 2,575
Pennsylvania#264251 in 3,821
Louisiana#267211 in 1,681
Massachusetts#26791 in 5,371
Wisconsin#28381 in 4,788
Kentucky#28691 in 3,102
Minnesota#30661 in 5,309
California#316591 in 2,809
New Jersey#346101 in 5,611
New York#402261 in 6,042
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Maine
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Vermont

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 1966

girls
#5,273
7 births · 1 in 241,740 girls
boys
#251
825 births · 1 in 2,162 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #5,273Clinton7

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #251Clinton825
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 241,740 of them was named Clinton, which outranked 30.8% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Clinton
  1. #4,866Yolinda8
  2. #4,866Yvett8
  3. #4,866Zondra8
  4. #5,273Clinton7
  5. #5,273Abelina7
  6. #5,273Adonis7
  7. #5,273Adrea7
  8. #5,809Adine6
  9. #5,809Adrienna6
  10. #5,809Aggie6

Tied with 535 names at #5,273; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. 6,121Tabatha#6,539#418
  2. 1,469Tabitha#1,993#524
  3. 1,325Joell#2,247#922
  4. 1,047Tatia#1,715#668
  5. 969Nichole#1,829#860
Fallers
  1. 398Barb#815#1,213
  2. 310Jewell#952#1,262
  3. 288Roxie#944#1,232
  4. 284Aretha#818#1,102
  5. 280Kecia#392#672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 2,162 of them was named Clinton, which outranked 94.5% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Clinton
  1. #248Fredrick843
  2. #249Geoffrey838
  3. #250Charlie836
  4. #251Clinton825
  5. #252Ken820
  6. #253Arnold816
  7. #254Neal815
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. 1,207Jarrod#1,720#513
  2. 893Heath#1,254#361
  3. 467Illya#1,294#827
  4. 419Jarrett#1,294#875
  5. 399Reynold#1,360#961
Fallers
  1. 464Quint#986#1,450
  2. 303Dario#934#1,237
  3. 299Darran#1,000#1,299
  4. 281Artie#897#1,178
  5. 268Daryn#716#984

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

See the top 100 for 1966