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How popular is the name Clinton?

Births per year, rank history and how many Clintons are alive today.

Clinton (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 5120th in 2024 and given to 3 babies. The name peaked in 1996, when 19 babies were given the name, the 784th most popular that year. It has declined since 1996; the 2024 figure is roughly 16% of its peak.

The Clinton you are most likely to meet is around 31 years old. Half of all Clintons born in England and Wales are between 18 and 33, and there are at least 370 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Clinton - on average, only one in every 819 such rooms contains a Clinton.

How many babies are named Clinton each year?

05101520200020201996: 191997: 111998: 101999: 62000: 102001: 152002: 82003: 132004: 122005: 122006: 92007: 142008: 112009: 102010: 82011: 112012: 82013: 42014: 72015: 52016: 82017: 32018: 52020: 42022: 42023: 42024: 3actual

Where does Clinton rank among boys' names?

1101001,00010,000200020201996: ranked 7841997: ranked 1,1741998: ranked 1,2631999: ranked 1,8502000: ranked 1,3302001: ranked 1,0272002: ranked 1,6512003: ranked 1,2482004: ranked 1,4102005: ranked 1,5342006: ranked 1,8922007: ranked 1,5062008: ranked 1,8282009: ranked 1,9812010: ranked 2,4002011: ranked 1,9092012: ranked 2,4582013: ranked 3,8222014: ranked 2,6902015: ranked 3,3732016: ranked 2,5562017: ranked 4,8122018: ranked 3,4122020: ranked 3,8482022: ranked 4,0022023: ranked 4,1082024: ranked 5,120

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Clinton per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2024, peaking at about 19 in 1996
Clinton: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2024. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Clinton most popular?

Clinton peaked in 1996, when 19 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Clinton?

At least 370 people named Clinton born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Clinton?

Most living Clintons are between 18 and 33; the most common age is about 31.

Is Clinton becoming more or less popular?

Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1996 peak.






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