Boys' name · peaked in 1981
Clinton name popularity since 1925
85,425 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Clinton. Half of them were born in 1972 or earlier, so the typical Clinton is about 54 years old in 2026. Clinton peaked in 1981 as the #124 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 85,425
- Named Clinton, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,732 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 400 girls · 85,025 boys
- Most popular in
- Montana
- 2.36× its national share
Peak year is the year Clinton made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Clinton births per year, 1925–2025
1981 was the biggest year for Clinton both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1966 and 1971, Clinton became 1.8× more common, from 1 in 2,160 baby boys to 1 in 1,190.
- Steepest fall: Between 1991 and 1996, its share of baby boys fell by 75%, from 1 in 1,210 to 1 in 4,810.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Clinton's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Clinton.
Decade by decade
Babies named Clinton in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 49 | 4,049 | – |
| 1930s | 40 | 6,708 | #185 |
| 1940s | 14 | 7,706 | #209 |
| 1950s | 35 | 9,324 | #243 |
| 1960s | 52 | 10,268 | #245 |
| 1970s | 96 | 16,346 | #154 |
| 1980s | 109 | 17,533 | #162 |
| 1990s | 5 | 7,930 | #466 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,585 | #726 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,912 | #1,012 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 664 | #1,732 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
28.0% of babies named Clinton from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Clinton is most popular
The index compares Clinton's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Clinton.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 2.36× | 572 |
| Idaho | 2.20× | 728 |
| Kansas | 2.14× | 1,808 |
| Oklahoma | 2.00× | 2,165 |
| Mississippi | 1.90× | 1,910 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Clinton's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Clinton.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Clinton (1981).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data