Clinton is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1981 and has since faded.
Clinton is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,732 for boy births in the United States (and #3,696 across all names), given to 94 babies. Clinton first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1981 (2,206 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94 | 94 | — | #1,732 |
| 2024 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,924 |
| 2023 | 104 | 104 | — | #1,651 |
| 2022 | 133 | 133 | — | #1,398 |
| 2021 | 122 | 122 | — | #1,470 |
| 2020 | 129 | 129 | — | #1,370 |
| 2019 | 125 | 125 | — | #1,408 |
| 2018 | 158 | 158 | — | #1,195 |
| 2017 | 140 | 140 | — | #1,295 |
| 2016 | 187 | 187 | — | #1,057 |
| 2015 | 201 | 201 | — | #1,012 |
| 2014 | 234 | 234 | — | #915 |
| 2013 | 220 | 220 | — | #927 |
| 2012 | 227 | 227 | — | #912 |
| 2011 | 221 | 221 | — | #912 |
| 2010 | 199 | 199 | — | #990 |
| 2009 | 226 | 226 | — | #913 |
| 2008 | 248 | 248 | — | #855 |
| 2007 | 291 | 291 | — | #756 |
| 2006 | 240 | 240 | — | #843 |
| 2005 | 279 | 279 | — | #726 |
| 2004 | 258 | 258 | — | #731 |
| 2003 | 252 | 252 | — | #728 |
| 2002 | 245 | 245 | — | #724 |
| 2001 | 257 | 257 | — | #698 |
| 2000 | 289 | 289 | — | #633 |
| 1999 | 260 | 260 | — | #664 |
| 1998 | 322 | 322 | — | #589 |
| 1997 | 421 | — | — | #495 |
| 1996 | 394 | — | — | #516 |
| 1995 | 476 | — | — | #466 |
| 1994 | 586 | — | — | #397 |
| 1993 | 838 | — | — | #316 |
| 1992 | 1,472 | — | #13,729 | #211 |
| 1991 | 1,665 | — | — | #191 |
| 1990 | 1,501 | — | — | #203 |
| 1989 | 1,358 | — | #12,794 | #211 |
| 1988 | 1,397 | — | — | #196 |
| 1987 | 1,379 | — | #4,504 | #194 |
| 1986 | 1,533 | — | #8,718 | #174 |
| 1985 | 1,699 | — | #9,540 | #162 |
| 1984 | 1,869 | — | #4,191 | #145 |
| 1983 | 1,912 | — | #5,520 | #141 |
| 1982 | 2,092 | — | #6,000 | #133 |
| 1981 | 2,222 | — | #4,572 | #124 |
| 1980 | 2,181 | — | #4,554 | #131 |
| 1979 | 1,865 | — | #6,287 | #146 |
| 1978 | 1,776 | — | #4,981 | #148 |
| 1977 | 1,879 | — | #5,963 | #142 |
| 1976 | 1,665 | — | #7,434 | #151 |
| 1975 | 1,591 | — | #4,636 | #154 |
| 1974 | 1,559 | — | #4,775 | #157 |
| 1973 | 1,518 | — | #6,192 | #161 |
| 1972 | 1,492 | — | #6,688 | #169 |
| 1971 | 1,494 | — | #6,105 | #179 |
| 1970 | 1,603 | — | #5,911 | #175 |
| 1969 | 1,486 | — | #6,778 | #187 |
| 1968 | 1,135 | — | #4,541 | #207 |
| 1967 | 917 | — | #5,062 | #235 |
| 1966 | 832 | — | #5,363 | #251 |
| 1965 | 919 | — | — | #245 |
| 1964 | 1,026 | — | #4,676 | #240 |
| 1963 | 983 | — | — | #244 |
| 1962 | 922 | — | #5,391 | #256 |
| 1961 | 1,000 | — | — | #248 |
| 1960 | 1,100 | — | #6,522 | #243 |
| 1959 | 1,131 | — | #6,418 | #239 |
| 1958 | 1,072 | — | — | #236 |
| 1957 | 1,100 | — | #4,598 | #229 |
| 1956 | 967 | — | #4,911 | #235 |
| 1955 | 833 | — | — | #243 |
| 1954 | 794 | — | #5,882 | #246 |
| 1953 | 845 | — | — | #232 |
| 1952 | 878 | — | — | #226 |
| 1951 | 902 | — | #5,559 | #217 |
| 1950 | 837 | — | #5,435 | #220 |
| 1949 | 911 | — | — | #212 |
| 1948 | 856 | — | — | #218 |
| 1947 | 954 | — | #4,051 | #207 |
| 1946 | 805 | — | — | #213 |
| 1945 | 681 | — | — | #209 |
| 1944 | 690 | — | — | #210 |
| 1943 | 710 | — | — | #210 |
| 1942 | 738 | — | — | #206 |
| 1941 | 737 | — | — | #194 |
| 1940 | 638 | — | #3,942 | #204 |
| 1939 | 662 | — | #4,369 | #195 |
| 1938 | 665 | — | #3,239 | #196 |
| 1937 | 659 | — | — | #195 |
| 1936 | 659 | — | #3,773 | #190 |
| 1935 | 718 | — | — | #185 |
| 1934 | 643 | — | — | #194 |
| 1933 | 639 | — | — | #190 |
| 1932 | 705 | — | #4,527 | #189 |
| 1931 | 694 | — | #3,951 | #191 |
| 1930 | 704 | — | #2,883 | #201 |
| 1929 | 772 | — | #2,761 | #183 |
| 1928 | 805 | — | #2,207 | #180 |
| 1927 | 802 | — | #3,609 | #181 |
| 1926 | 850 | — | #3,954 | #171 |
| 1925 | 869 | — | #4,101 | #172 |
| 1924 | 831 | — | — | #174 |
| 1923 | 873 | — | #4,049 | #168 |
| 1922 | 924 | — | #3,723 | #165 |
| 1921 | 873 | — | — | #169 |
| 1920 | 913 | — | #5,119 | #158 |
| 1919 | 819 | — | #3,904 | #167 |
| 1918 | 833 | — | #2,857 | #166 |
| 1917 | 670 | — | — | #182 |
| 1916 | 662 | — | — | #180 |
| 1915 | 681 | — | — | #167 |
| 1914 | 566 | — | — | #157 |
| 1913 | 386 | — | — | #178 |
| 1912 | 362 | — | — | #161 |
| 1911 | 179 | — | — | #176 |
| 1910 | 162 | — | — | #175 |
| 1909 | 171 | — | — | #149 |
| 1908 | 140 | — | — | #166 |
| 1907 | 139 | — | — | #159 |
| 1906 | 100 | — | — | #181 |
| 1905 | 98 | — | — | #186 |
| 1904 | 109 | — | — | #167 |
| 1903 | 106 | — | — | #164 |
| 1902 | 92 | — | — | #181 |
| 1901 | 76 | — | — | #192 |
| 1900 | 91 | — | — | #205 |
| 1899 | 70 | — | — | #193 |
| 1898 | 92 | — | — | #174 |
| 1897 | 90 | — | — | #172 |
| 1896 | 93 | — | — | #174 |
| 1895 | 91 | — | — | #171 |
| 1894 | 80 | — | — | #184 |
| 1893 | 80 | — | — | #181 |
| 1892 | 84 | — | — | #186 |
| 1891 | 87 | — | — | #150 |
| 1890 | 90 | — | — | #156 |
| 1889 | 95 | — | — | #151 |
| 1888 | 101 | — | — | #148 |
| 1887 | 71 | — | — | #177 |
| 1886 | 85 | — | — | #162 |
| 1885 | 82 | — | — | #162 |
| 1884 | 101 | — | — | #139 |
| 1883 | 87 | — | — | #148 |
| 1882 | 79 | — | — | #172 |
| 1881 | 87 | — | — | #142 |
| 1880 | 79 | — | — | #165 |