Clinton has been given to about 98,005 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1981, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Its best year was 1981, when 2,222 babies were given the name, ranking 124th. The typical living American called Clinton is about 50 years old today. It is relatively most common in Virginia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.