How Many People Are Named Clinton?
people named Clinton are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,374 people in the US has this name
Based on 98,005 babies named Clinton in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
2,222 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally from an Old English place name meaning "settlement on the River Glyme". A famous bearer of the surname was American president Bill Clinton (1946-).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Clinton (99.5%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Clinton alive today is about 48 years old, and 65% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 38 and 59 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Clinton first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1981, to 2,222 babies. In 2025, 94 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Clinton has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #124, in 1981. In 2025 it ranked #1,732.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,732 |
| Best rank | #124 (1981) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #160 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Clinton alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Clinton were born in Texas than in any other state: about 6,472 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Clinton was given 2.2 times as often in Idaho, 2 times in Kansas and 2 times in Montana.
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