Is Clinton a boy or girl name?
Clinton is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 81 boys were named Clinton, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 97,911 US babies named Clinton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,933
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Clinton since 1880
- 97,911
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 2,222 babies
Boys and girls named Clinton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 867 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 857 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,122 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 5,302 | 18 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 8,443 | 69 | 0.8% |
| 1930s | 6,708 | 40 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 7,706 | 14 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 9,323 | 35 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 10,268 | 52 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 16,346 | 96 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 17,536 | 109 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 7,930 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2000s | 2,585 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,912 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 568 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 81 | #1,933 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 103 | #1,662 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 133 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 122 | #1,469 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 129 | #1,369 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 125 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 158 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 140 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 187 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 201 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 234 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 220 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 227 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 221 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 199 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 226 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 248 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 291 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 240 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 279 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 258 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 252 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 245 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 257 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 289 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 260 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 322 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 421 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 394 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 476 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 586 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 838 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 1,467 | #211 | 5 | #13,728 |
| 1991 | 1,665 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 1,501 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 1,354 | #211 | 5 | #12,792 |
| 1988 | 1,397 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 1,362 | #194 | 18 | #4,505 |
| 1986 | 1,526 | #174 | 7 | #8,718 |
| 1985 | 1,693 | #162 | 6 | #9,539 |
| 1984 | 1,851 | #145 | 18 | #4,192 |
| 1983 | 1,900 | #141 | 12 | #5,520 |
| 1982 | 2,081 | #133 | 11 | #5,999 |
| 1981 | 2,206 | #124 | 16 | #4,571 |
| 1980 | 2,166 | #131 | 16 | #4,554 |
| 1979 | 1,855 | #146 | 10 | #6,286 |
| 1978 | 1,763 | #148 | 13 | #4,981 |
| 1977 | 1,869 | #142 | 10 | #5,963 |
| 1976 | 1,658 | #151 | 7 | #7,434 |
| 1975 | 1,578 | #154 | 13 | #4,635 |
| 1974 | 1,547 | #157 | 12 | #4,775 |
| 1973 | 1,511 | #161 | 8 | #6,193 |
| 1972 | 1,484 | #169 | 7 | #6,688 |
| 1971 | 1,486 | #179 | 8 | #6,106 |
| 1970 | 1,595 | #175 | 8 | #5,911 |
| 1969 | 1,480 | #187 | 6 | #6,781 |
| 1968 | 1,125 | #207 | 10 | #4,541 |
| 1967 | 908 | #235 | 8 | #5,062 |
| 1966 | 826 | #251 | 7 | #5,363 |
| 1965 | 919 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 1,017 | #240 | 9 | #4,675 |
| 1963 | 983 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 915 | #256 | 7 | #5,390 |
| 1961 | 999 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 1,096 | #243 | 5 | #6,521 |
| 1959 | 1,124 | #239 | 5 | #6,417 |
| 1958 | 1,073 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 1,092 | #229 | 8 | #4,597 |
| 1956 | 960 | #235 | 7 | #4,910 |
| 1955 | 833 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 789 | #246 | 5 | #5,882 |
| 1953 | 845 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 878 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 897 | #217 | 5 | #5,560 |
| 1950 | 832 | #220 | 5 | #5,435 |
| 1949 | 911 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 856 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 946 | #207 | 8 | #4,051 |
| 1946 | 805 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 681 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 690 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 710 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 738 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 737 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 632 | #204 | 6 | #3,942 |
| 1939 | 657 | #195 | 5 | #4,369 |
| 1938 | 657 | #196 | 8 | #3,239 |
| 1937 | 659 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 653 | #190 | 6 | #3,773 |
| 1935 | 718 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 643 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 639 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 700 | #189 | 5 | #4,527 |
| 1931 | 688 | #191 | 6 | #3,951 |
| 1930 | 694 | #201 | 10 | #2,883 |
| 1929 | 761 | #183 | 11 | #2,761 |
| 1928 | 789 | #180 | 16 | #2,207 |
| 1927 | 794 | #181 | 8 | #3,609 |
| 1926 | 843 | #171 | 7 | #3,954 |
| 1925 | 862 | #172 | 7 | #4,100 |
| 1924 | 831 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 866 | #168 | 7 | #4,049 |
| 1922 | 916 | #165 | 8 | #3,723 |
| 1921 | 873 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 908 | #158 | 5 | #5,119 |
| 1919 | 812 | #167 | 7 | #3,904 |
| 1918 | 822 | #166 | 11 | #2,857 |
| 1917 | 670 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 662 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 681 | #167 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 566 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 386 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 362 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 179 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 162 | #175 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 171 | #149 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 140 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 139 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 100 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 98 | #186 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 109 | #167 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 106 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 92 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 76 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 91 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 70 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 92 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 90 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 93 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 91 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 80 | #184 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 80 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 84 | #186 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 87 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 90 | #156 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 95 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 101 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 71 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 85 | #162 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 82 | #162 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 101 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 87 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 79 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 87 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 79 | #165 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Clinton reached #124 in 1981. As a girl name, it reached #2,207 in 1928. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Clinton
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.