Clinton
- Gender
- Boy
- US rank, 2025
- #1,728 for boys
Clinton is a boys' name, meaning “town on a hill”. In 2025 it ranked 1,728th for boys in the US (94 babies).
What does Clinton mean?
“town on a hill”
A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Clinton a girl's or a boy's name?
Clinton is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 94 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Clinton in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 19 boys.
Half of all the boys named Clinton in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Clinton in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 15 | #1,103 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 19 | #819 |
How popular is Clinton in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,728among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 94about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 94 boys in the US were named Clinton, making it the 1,728th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,368th. Its busiest year was 1981, with 2,206 boys.
Half of all the boys named Clinton in the US since 1880 were born between 1941 and 1982, the years shaded on the chart below.
Clinton in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94 | #1,728 |
| 2024 | 82 | #1,921 |
| 2023 | 104 | #1,650 |
| 2022 | 133 | #1,393 |
| 2021 | 122 | #1,469 |
| 2020 | 129 | #1,368 |
| 2019 | 125 | #1,407 |
| 2018 | 158 | #1,195 |
| 2017 | 140 | #1,293 |
| 2016 | 187 | #1,055 |
| 2015 | 201 | #1,012 |
| 2014 | 234 | #915 |
| 2013 | 220 | #927 |
| 2012 | 227 | #909 |
| 2011 | 221 | #912 |
| 2010 | 199 | #989 |
| 2009 | 226 | #912 |
| 2008 | 248 | #855 |
| 2007 | 291 | #756 |
| 2006 | 240 | #843 |
| 2005 | 279 | #726 |
| 2004 | 258 | #731 |
| 2003 | 252 | #726 |
| 2002 | 245 | #724 |
| 2001 | 257 | #697 |
| 2000 | 289 | #632 |
| 1999 | 260 | #662 |
| 1998 | 322 | #589 |
| 1997 | 421 | #495 |
| 1996 | 394 | #516 |
| 1995 | 476 | #466 |
| 1994 | 586 | #397 |
| 1993 | 838 | #316 |
| 1992 | 1,467 | #211 |
| 1991 | 1,665 | #191 |
| 1990 | 1,501 | #203 |
| 1989 | 1,353 | #211 |
| 1988 | 1,397 | #196 |
| 1987 | 1,361 | #194 |
| 1986 | 1,526 | #174 |
| 1985 | 1,693 | #162 |
| 1984 | 1,851 | #145 |
| 1983 | 1,900 | #141 |
| 1982 | 2,081 | #133 |
| 1981 | 2,206 | #124 |
| 1980 | 2,165 | #131 |
| 1979 | 1,855 | #146 |
| 1978 | 1,763 | #148 |
| 1977 | 1,869 | #142 |
| 1976 | 1,658 | #151 |
| 1975 | 1,578 | #154 |
| 1974 | 1,547 | #157 |
| 1973 | 1,510 | #161 |
| 1972 | 1,485 | #169 |
| 1971 | 1,486 | #179 |
| 1970 | 1,595 | #175 |
| 1969 | 1,480 | #187 |
| 1968 | 1,125 | #207 |
| 1967 | 909 | #235 |
| 1966 | 825 | #251 |
| 1965 | 919 | #245 |
| 1964 | 1,017 | #240 |
| 1963 | 983 | #244 |
| 1962 | 915 | #256 |
| 1961 | 1,000 | #248 |
| 1960 | 1,095 | #243 |
| 1959 | 1,126 | #239 |
| 1958 | 1,072 | #236 |
| 1957 | 1,092 | #229 |
| 1956 | 960 | #235 |
| 1955 | 833 | #243 |
| 1954 | 789 | #246 |
| 1953 | 845 | #232 |
| 1952 | 878 | #226 |
| 1951 | 897 | #217 |
| 1950 | 832 | #220 |
| 1949 | 911 | #212 |
| 1948 | 856 | #218 |
| 1947 | 946 | #207 |
| 1946 | 805 | #213 |
| 1945 | 681 | #209 |
| 1944 | 690 | #210 |
| 1943 | 710 | #210 |
| 1942 | 738 | #206 |
| 1941 | 737 | #194 |
| 1940 | 632 | #204 |
| 1939 | 657 | #195 |
| 1938 | 657 | #196 |
| 1937 | 659 | #195 |
| 1936 | 653 | #190 |
| 1935 | 718 | #185 |
| 1934 | 643 | #194 |
| 1933 | 639 | #190 |
| 1932 | 700 | #189 |
| 1931 | 688 | #191 |
| 1930 | 694 | #201 |
| 1929 | 761 | #183 |
| 1928 | 789 | #180 |
| 1927 | 794 | #181 |
| 1926 | 843 | #171 |
| 1925 | 862 | #172 |
| 1924 | 831 | #174 |
| 1923 | 866 | #168 |
| 1922 | 916 | #165 |
| 1921 | 873 | #169 |
| 1920 | 908 | #158 |
| 1919 | 812 | #167 |
| 1918 | 822 | #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 | #180 |
| 1905 | 98 | #186 |
| 1904 | 109 | #167 |
| 1903 | 106 | #163 |
| 1902 | 92 | #181 |
| 1901 | 76 | #192 |
| 1900 | 91 | #205 |
| 1899 | 70 | #193 |
| 1898 | 92 | #173 |
| 1897 | 90 | #172 |
| 1896 | 93 | #173 |
| 1895 | 91 | #171 |
| 1894 | 80 | #184 |
| 1893 | 80 | #180 |
| 1892 | 84 | #186 |
| 1891 | 87 | #149 |
| 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 |
Names like Clinton
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Clinton: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/clinton, updated 20 October 2026.