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Clinton

boy name
Origin
English
Syllables
2
Peak era
1910s/1990s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

settlement on a hill

Goes by Clint

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1910s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Clinton peaked in the 1910s and the 1990s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

508 people · the #13,218 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 27

1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Clinton living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Clinton

People given the name Clinton in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1960 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Clinton

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