Meaning: Its source is glinde tun, an Old English name meaning "Fenced settlement."

Nicknames: Clint

Popularity: The name Clinton ranked 702nd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 239th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.