Clinton Name Popularity

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How popular is Clinton?

Ranking 1,193rd in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Clinton is uncommon.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Clinton has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #124 in 1981 with 2,206 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Clinton was 70 in 1899.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Clinton occurred roughly during the years 1904-1918, 1944-1947, 1954-1957, 1965-1970, 1974-1980, and 1988-1991, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1992-1999.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

How popular will Clinton be?

Clinton's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Clinton for their newborn has dropped.

The name Clinton is still rare and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Clinton has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Clinton (Girl)		Clinton (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	158	1,193
2017		< 5	--	140	1,292
2016		< 5	--	187	1,051
2015		< 5	--	201	1,011
2014		< 5	--	234	914
2013		< 5	--	220	926
2012		< 5	--	227	911
2011		< 5	--	220	916
2010		< 5	--	198	991
2009		< 5	--	226	912
2008		< 5	--	248	855
2007		< 5	--	290	757
2006		< 5	--	240	843
2005		< 5	--	279	726
2004		< 5	--	258	731
2003		< 5	--	252	726
2002		< 5	--	245	724
2001		< 5	--	257	698
2000		< 5	--	289	633
1999		< 5	--	260	664
1998		< 5	--	322	589
1997		< 5	--	421	495
1996		< 5	--	395	515
1995		< 5	--	476	466
1994		< 5	--	585	397
1993		< 5	--	838	316
1992		5	13,726	1,467	211
1991		< 5	--	1,665	191
1990		< 5	--	1,500	202
1989		5	12,790	1,353	211
1988		< 5	--	1,398	195
1987		18	4,504	1,361	194
1986		7	8,717	1,527	174
1985		6	9,538	1,691	162
1984		18	4,191	1,851	145
1983		12	5,513	1,900	141
1982		11	5,996	2,080	133
1981		16	4,568	2,206	124
1980		16	4,550	2,167	131
1979		10	6,284	1,855	146
1978		13	4,979	1,764	148
1977		10	5,962	1,870	142
1976		7	7,431	1,660	151
1975		13	4,635	1,577	154
1974		12	4,772	1,548	157
1973		8	6,193	1,511	161
1972		7	6,684	1,486	169
1971		8	6,102	1,485	179
1970		8	5,910	1,597	175
1969		6	6,778	1,480	187
1968		10	4,541	1,125	207
1967		8	5,058	908	235
1966		7	5,360	826	251
1965		< 5	--	919	245
1964		9	4,674	1,018	240
1963		< 5	--	985	244
1962		7	5,392	916	255
1961		< 5	--	996	248
1960		< 5	--	1,095	243
1959		5	6,417	1,123	239
1958		< 5	--	1,072	236
1957		8	4,592	1,086	229
1956		7	4,907	960	236
1955		< 5	--	833	243
1954		5	5,882	787	246
1953		< 5	--	845	232
1952		< 5	--	880	225
1951		5	5,557	897	217
1950		5	5,433	831	220
1949		< 5	--	911	212
1948		< 5	--	856	218
1947		8	4,051	945	208
1946		< 5	--	805	213
1945		< 5	--	682	209
1944		< 5	--	690	210
1943		< 5	--	710	210
1942		< 5	--	738	206
1941		< 5	--	737	194
1940		6	3,942	632	204
1939		5	4,371	657	195
1938		8	3,239	657	196
1937		< 5	--	659	195
1936		6	3,773	653	190
1935		< 5	--	717	185
1934		< 5	--	643	194
1933		< 5	--	640	190
1932		5	4,529	699	189
1931		6	3,953	688	191
1930		10	2,884	694	201
1929		11	2,762	762	183
1928		16	2,207	788	181
1927		8	3,609	794	181
1926		7	3,954	843	171
1925		7	4,099	861	172
1924		< 5	--	832	174
1923		7	4,051	866	168
1922		8	3,723	916	165
1921		< 5	--	873	169
1920		5	5,119	908	158
1919		7	3,904	812	167
1918		11	2,857	822	166
1917		< 5	--	670	182
1916		< 5	--	662	180
1915		< 5	--	681	167
1914		< 5	--	566	157
1913		< 5	--	386	178
1912		< 5	--	362	161
1911		< 5	--	179	176
1910		< 5	--	162	175
1909		< 5	--	171	149
1908		< 5	--	140	166
1907		< 5	--	139	159
1906		< 5	--	100	181
1905		< 5	--	98	186
1904		< 5	--	109	167
1903		< 5	--	106	164
1902		< 5	--	92	181
1901		< 5	--	76	192
1900		< 5	--	91	205
1899		< 5	--	70	193
1898		< 5	--	92	174
1897		< 5	--	90	172
1896		< 5	--	93	174
1895		< 5	--	91	171
1894		< 5	--	80	184
1893		< 5	--	80	181
1892		< 5	--	84	186
1891		< 5	--	87	150
1890		< 5	--	90	156
1889		< 5	--	95	151
1888		< 5	--	101	148
1887		< 5	--	71	177
1886		< 5	--	85	162
1885		< 5	--	82	162
1884		< 5	--	101	139
1883		< 5	--	87	148
1882		< 5	--	79	172
1881		< 5	--	87	142
1880		< 5	--	79	165

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.