Recorded 1969–1994 Boys' name Peak 1977 93 births

Clinten — boys' name

93 babies named Clinten in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s261980s361990s26
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Clinten was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

10 babies were named Clinten in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clinten

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Clinten between 1969 and 1994, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clinten currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clinten performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Clinten shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clinten in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 93 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Clinten at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

93

Since 1969

26 years of records

Peak year

1977

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1969

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1994

Clinten popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1969

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1977)
10
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4681012 19941991198519821980197719701969 5

Clinten by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
36 births that decade — 39% of Clinten's all-time total
1960s51970s261980s361990s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clinten?
93 babies have been named Clinten since 1969. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1977 with 10 births.
When was Clinten most popular?
Clinten was most popular in the 1980s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Clinten been used?
Clinten has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 26 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Clinten?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clifford, Clinton, Clifton, Clint, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.