Meaning and history
From an English surname originally derived from the town name Glinton, of uncertain meaning, or from Glympton, meaning “settlement on the River Glyme.” A notable bearer of the surname is former American president Bill Clinton (1946–).
20062006: 240 births, rank #843
2007: 291 births, rank #756
2008: 248 births, rank #855
2009: 226 births, rank #912
2010: 199 births, rank #989
20112011: 221 births, rank #912
2012: 227 births, rank #909
2013: 220 births, rank #927
2014: 234 births, rank #915
2015: 201 births, rank #1,012
20162016: 187 births, rank #1,055
2017: 140 births, rank #1,293
2018: 158 births, rank #1,195
2019: 125 births, rank #1,407
2020: 129 births, rank #1,368
20212021: 122 births, rank #1,469
2022: 133 births, rank #1,393
2023: 104 births, rank #1,650
2024: 82 births, rank #1,921
20252025: 94 births, rank #1,728
Clinton rose from #927 to #915 for boys between 2013 and 2014. Its highest annual birth count came in 1981, with 2,206 births.