Klinton comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Formal: "Settlement on the hillside".
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How popular is Klinton?
1992peak year
Klinton first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1965. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1992, 33 babies received the name (ranked #2279). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #12234), with roughly 6 babies named Klinton each year. In total, around 580 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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