Clinton

Spellings & scripts●

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Clinton is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish name48K records spelled Clinton7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Argentina, Panama, Mexico, Italy

  Languages: Spanish, Italian

  Also written Clínton, Clintón, Clïñtôñ, Çlïñtöñ

• a separate name7.6K records spelled Clinton6 spellings in the group

  Also written Cĺinťon, Clïntön, Clïnton, Clíntön

• Indonesian name2.6K records spelled Clinton2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia

  Also written Cliņton

• Russian surname1.7K records spelled Clinton24 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Belarus, Montenegro, Russia, Ukraine

  Languages: Russian, Belarusian, Serbian

  Also written Клинтон, Клінтан, Klinton, Клінтон, Clintón

67 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Clinton is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Irish, From a surname meaning ‘settlement’ or ‘a summit’.

  as a name·Irish first names

• In English, from Glinton, Northamptonshire; first attested William de Clintona c1125 StCh

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• In English, in Oxon., named as ‘settlement on the river Glyme', or from Glinton in Northants, recorded in 1060 as Clinton (from an unrecorded OE element akin to MLG glinde en¬ closure, fence + OE tiin enclosure, settlement). Clergeau see Clark Clerihew Scots (chiefly Aberdeen): of uncertain origin, not recorded before the 17th cent.

  as a name·The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles

• In English, Bill, US president; Hillary Rodham,

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In English, US first lady

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Carrie Chapman Cattb. 1859USnot in their usual nameAmerican social reformer, suffragist (1859-1947)
• Clinton Joseph Davissonb. 1881USAmerican physicist (1881-1958)
• Clint Eastwoodb. 1930USnot in their usual nameAmerican actor and film director (born 1930)
• Richard Dawkinsb. 1941GBnot in their usual nameEnglish ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author (born 1941)
• George Clintonb. 1941USAmerican singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer
• Bill Clintonb. 1946USPresident of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)
• Hillary Clintonb. 1947USAmerican politician and diplomat (born 1947)
• Clint Mansellb. 1963GBnot in their usual nameBritish composer and singer
• Chelsea Clintonb. 1980USAmerican author and global health advocate
• Clint Dempseyb. 1983USnot in their usual nameAmerican soccer player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 641 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Clinton?

We estimate roughly 56 thousand people bear Clinton (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Clinton have the most bearers?

We estimate about 55 thousand people bear Clinton in the United States, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled clinton.

Where is Clinton most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Clinton is densest in Guyana — about 1 in 2.1 thousand people — even though United States holds more of our records for it.

What does the name Clinton mean?

Recorded meaning: Person from Clinton or Glympton, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, or from St Clement, Cornwall.