Clynton — boys' name
15 babies named Clynton in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
33% of everyone ever named Clynton was born in this single decade.
5 babies were named Clynton in 1931 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Clynton
The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Clynton between 1931 and 1991, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clynton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Clynton performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Clynton shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Clynton 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 15 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.
Clynton at a glance
Last recorded 1991Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Clynton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1931
- Peak year (1931)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1991.
15 total births across 61 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1931 with 5 births in a single year.
Clynton by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1930s
- 5 births that decade — 33% of Clynton's all-time total
Clynton decade highlights
- Peak decade 5 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1930s was Clynton's strongest decade
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 33% of all-time use.
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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, 1931–1991 (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.