Clinton — #1930 US boys' name
97,473 babies named Clinton in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 86% of names given to boys today.
18% of everyone ever named Clinton was born in this single decade.
2,206 babies were named Clinton in 1981 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Clinton
The Social Security Administration has registered 97,473 babies named Clinton between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clinton currently holds the #1930 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 2,206 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Clinton performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 17,536 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Clinton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 8,607 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Clinton in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Clinton 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 97,473 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.
Clinton at a glance
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Clinton popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1981)
- 2,206
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #1930 among boys.
97,473 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1981 with 2,206 births in a single year.
Clinton popularity over time — girls
438 total births recorded since 1918 (Clinton as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Clinton accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Clinton by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 17,536 births that decade — 18% of Clinton's all-time total
Clinton decade highlights
- Peak decade 17,536 births
- Runner-up 16,346 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Clinton's strongest decade
17,536 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 18% of all-time use.
Clinton by state
Where Clinton concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 8,607 | 8.8% |
| #2 | California | | 5,818 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 4,419 | 4.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 3,644 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 3,511 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 3,377 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 3,367 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 3,297 | 3.4% |
8,607 of 97,473 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 8.8% of nationwide
- California 6.0% of nationwide
- Georgia 4.5% of nationwide
- North Carolina 3.7% of nationwide
- Florida 3.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 8.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Clinton appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1880–2024 (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.