Clinton

Boy name

Clinton has been given to 98,005 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1981.

Meaning & origin /ˈklɪn.tn̩/

English habitational surname): A habitational surname, derived from places named Glinton ("town on a hill") or Glympton ("settlement on the River Glyme"), from Old English [Term?]API + tun (“enclosure, homestead, town”), equivalent to the modern -ton. * (given name): Derived from the surnames. * (DeWitt County): Named after DeWitt Clinton.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

98,005

Peak year

1981 (2,222 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -53%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Famous people named Clinton

Richard Dawkins

English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author (born 1941)

Clint Eastwood

American actor and film director (born 1930)

Clinton Davisson

American physicist (1881-1958)

Clint Dempsey

American soccer player

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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