Clinton

Meaning: Town on a hill
Origin: English surname

Nicknames: Clint

Boy's name · #1732 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Clinton — on the books since 1880, #1732 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 98,000 boys have carried the name since. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,084 in Italy (2024) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #3,153 in Canada (2025) · #2,162 in Austria (2024) · #5,120 in England & Wales (2024) · #728 in Scotland (2023) · #2,498 in Ecuador (2022) · #4,019 in France (2022) · #711 in Ireland (2013) · #344 in New Zealand (1996) · #91 in Australia (QLD) (1989) · #93 in Australia (NSW) (1984).

Famous Clintons

Clinton Joseph Davisson — American physicist (1881–1958)
Clinton Njie — Cameroonian footballer (born 1993)
Clinton Morrison — Association football player (born 1979)
Clinton Portis — American football player and coach (born 1981)
Clinton Romesha — United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (born 1981)

In stories & tradition

Clinton (Hawkeye) — Tales of Suspense (comics)
Clinton (Clint Barton) — Character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Clinton Coot — Disney character

What Clintons become

Among 315 notable people named Clinton:

Sports figures appear 1.66× more often than among typical names — e.g. Clinton Njie, Cameroonian footballer (born 1993).

Spellings & nicknames

About 78 boys a year are given Clint as their full name.

Similar names: Clint · Derick · Clifton · Roderick · Brenton · Quinton

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