NameTides

Clinton

Clinton was the #1,728 boys' name in the US in 2025 (94 babies), and #3,153 in Canada.

Clinton as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Clinton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USCanada
Clinton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,728 (94)———#3,153 (5)—
2024#1,921 (82)#5,120 (3)——#3,072 (5)—
2023#1,650 (104)#4,108 (4)#728 (3)—#2,614 (6)—
2022#1,393 (133)#4,002 (4)——#1,653 (11)—
2021#1,469 (122)———#2,812 (5)—
2020#1,368 (129)#3,848 (4)——#1,708 (10)—
2019#1,407 (125)———#2,189 (7)—
2018#1,195 (158)#3,412 (5)——#1,572 (11)—
2017#1,293 (140)#4,812 (3)——#1,246 (16)—
2016#1,055 (187)#2,556 (8)——#1,283 (15)—
2015#1,012 (201)#3,373 (5)——#1,319 (14)—
2014#915 (234)#2,690 (7)——#1,311 (14)—
2013#927 (220)#3,822 (4)—#711 (3)#2,305 (6)—
2012#909 (227)#2,458 (8)——#1,143 (17)—
2011#912 (221)#1,909 (11)—#623 (4)#1,399 (13)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1981 at #124.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 18,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 32,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Clinton is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 22,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 17,000 to 1 in 28,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Clinton by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,089VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,144NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,294TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Clinton (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ClintonCanadaBoys#3,1535
ClintonEngland & WalesBoys—too few
ClintonIrelandBoys—too few
ClintonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ClintonNSWBoys—too few
ClintonScotlandBoys—too few
ClintonUSGirls—too few
ClintonUSBoys#1,72894