Clinton Boy

How popular is Clinton?

#1,728 boy name in 2025

94 baby boys were named Clinton in the US in 2025, making it the 1728th most popular boy name.

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64,460living people named Clinton (est.)
48median age of people named Clinton
98,005babies named Clinton since 1880
1 in 35,270US babies born in 2025

Clinton popularity over time

01,2502,500 18801900192019401960198020002020

Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,728 for boys (▲ 193 from 2024)
Babies in 202594 boys
10-year trendFalling fast (-53% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,012 in 2015, #1,368 in 2020
Peak year1981 (2,206 boys)
Highest rank#124 in 1981
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Clinton is most popular

Babies named Clinton per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Mississippi: 0.1 per 1,000 (8 boys)
  2. Oklahoma: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
  3. Louisiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (9 boys)
  4. Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 boys)
  5. Kentucky: 0.1 per 1,000 (7 boys)

Clinton by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s867#139
1890s857#149
1900s1,122#149
1910s5,302#157
1920s8,443#158
1930s6,708#185
1940s7,706#194
1950s9,324#217
1960s10,268#187
1970s16,346#142
1980s17,533#124
1990s7,930#191
2000s2,585#632
2010s1,912#909
2020s664#1,368

Boy names about as popular as Clinton

Questions

Is Clinton a boy or girl name?
Clinton is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Clinton were boys.
How popular is the name Clinton?
94 baby boys were named Clinton in the US in 2025, making it the 1728th most popular boy name.
When was Clinton most popular?
Clinton peaked in 1981, when 2,206 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #124 in 1981.
How many people are named Clinton?
98,005 babies have been named Clinton in the US since 1880. We estimate about 64,460 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 48.
Where is Clinton most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Clinton was most common in Mississippi, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.