How Many People Are Named Clinten?
An estimated 88 people in the United States have the first name Clinten. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Clinten peaked in popularity in 1977 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clinten as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Clinten paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Clinten is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
88
About 1 in 3,894,936 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1977
10 births
Total Registered
93
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clinten
Clinten is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 93 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Clinten as a male name
Ranked #9,037 in 1994
5 male births in 1994
Peak: 1977 (10 births)
Clinten: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clinten span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 36 babies were registered. While Clinten is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Clinten by Decade
How has Clinten tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Clinten + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clinten as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Clinten: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clinten?
We estimate approximately 88 people named Clinten are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,894,936 Americans share this first name.
Is Clinten a common name?
Clinten is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 93 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clinten most popular?
Clinten reached peak popularity in 1977, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clinten is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clinten a male name?
Clinten is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clinten Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clinten Smith, Clinten Johnson, Clinten Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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