Clinton

Meaning: Town on a hill
Origin: Old English

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 share it. 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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#3,334 in Canada (2024).

Famous Clintons

Clinton Joseph Davisson — American physicist (1881–1958)
Clinton Njie — Cameroonian professional footballer
Clinton Hart Merriam — American zoologist and ornithologist (1855–1942)
Clinton Mata — Angolan association football player
Clinton Morrison — British footballer (born 1979)

In stories & tradition

Clinton (Hawkeye) — Tales of Suspense (comics)
Clinton (Clint Barton) — Thor (film)
Clinton Coot — Legend of the Three Caballeros (TV series)

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 professional footballer.

Spellings & nicknames

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

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

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