Boys' name · since 1972
Clintin
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Clintin, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,782 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Clintin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 30 have been recorded since 1972.
Clintin has 30 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1990.
- #25,782 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 30 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clintin ranks #25,782 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #25,782 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Clintin's 30 recorded births place it above 42.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Clintin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Clintin's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Clintin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1990
- Peak year (1985)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Clintin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (19 births, 63% of the file).
1980s was Clintin's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Clintin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 19 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Clintin's decade-level peak was the 1980s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Clintin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Clintin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.