Boys' name · since 1916
Mcclinton
Mcclinton has 34 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 34
- total births
- 1916–1954
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
34 boys have been named Mcclinton since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Mcclinton has 34 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1954.
- 34 total births
- 1916–1954 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mcclinton's 34 recorded births place it above 45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Mcclinton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mcclinton's SSA record in two at 1947 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mcclinton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1954
- Peak year (1947)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Mcclinton by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Mcclinton's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Mcclinton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
- 1940s
1940s
14 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 14 births (41% of all-time use).
Mcclinton by state
Where Mcclinton concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 6 | 17.6% |
6 of 34 births nationwide.
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- Mcclinton's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Mcclintons (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1916–1954 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mcclinton: Baby Name Since 1916 - 34 Births, Peak 1947." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mcclinton. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mcclinton 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 July 2026.