Clinton is a boy's name of English origin meaning “enclosure, homestead, town.” In 2024 it was given to 81 boys in the United States.
Clinton belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “enclosure, homestead, town” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Clinton first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #124 in 1981, and in 2024 81 babies received the name — 97,473 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Clinton means “enclosure, homestead, town” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Clinton is a boy name. In 2024, 81 babies received the name in the US.
Clinton comes from the English & American tradition.
Clinton first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #124 in 1981, and 81 babies were given the name in 2024.
Clinton is pronounced /ˈklɪn.tn̩/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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