Recorded 1916–1954 Boys' name Peak 1947 34 births

Mcclinton — boys' name

34 babies named Mcclinton in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

34 boys have been named Mcclinton since 1916, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1954.

34
total births
1916–1954
years on record
1940s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Mcclinton was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

9 babies were named Mcclinton in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mcclinton

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Mcclinton between 1916 and 1954, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mcclinton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mcclinton performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mcclinton shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mcclinton in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mcclinton 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 34 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.

Mcclinton at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

34

Since 1916

39 years of records

Peak year

1947

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1916

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1954

Mcclinton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1916

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1947)
9
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Mcclinton by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
14 births that decade — 41% of Mcclinton's all-time total
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Mcclinton by state

Where Mcclinton concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mcclinton
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
6 17.6%
Georgia share of Mcclinton's total US births 17.6%

6 of 34 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mcclinton?
34 babies have been named Mcclinton since 1916. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1947 with 9 births.
When was Mcclinton most popular?
Mcclinton was most popular in the 1940s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Mcclinton most popular?
The top states for the name Mcclinton are Georgia (6 births).
How long has the name Mcclinton been used?
Mcclinton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 39 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Mcclinton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mccoy, Mcclain, Mccrae, Mccall, 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, 1916–1954 (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.