Hillary Clinton
There are approximately 1 people named Hillary Clinton living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Hillary with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Clinton. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Hillary
28K
Alive today
Named Clinton
18K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 28K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1992
Average age: 38
Top Census group: White (75.1%)
Estimated bearers: 18K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,274
Per 100K: 5.22
Top ancestry: White (61.9%)
First name trend
Hillary: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Hillary. The peak year was 1992 with 2,528 births. The average person named Hillary today is 38 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Hillary
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Hillary, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 75.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Hillary described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Hillary at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White75.1% · 20,855
- Hispanic or Latino11.7% · 3,238
- Black or African American6.4% · 1,776
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.5% · 967
- Two or more races2.7% · 739
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 194
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Clinton surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Clinton, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 61.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Clinton described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Clinton at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White61.9% · 9,660
- Black or African American27.1% · 4,235
- Two or more races4.8% · 757
- Hispanic or Latino3.9% · 605
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 193
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 165
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Hillary has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0081% of the US population, based on 27,768 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Hillary right now.
The surname Clinton appears at a rate of 5.22 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0052%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Hillary Clinton. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Clinton
FAQ
Hillary Clinton: questions and answers
How many people are named Hillary Clinton?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Hillary Clinton. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0081%) with the surname frequency (5.22 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Hillary Clinton?
We classify Hillary Clinton as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Hillary a male or female name?
Hillary is predominantly female. Out of 30,239 total SSA registrations, 4.2% were male and 95.8% were female. See the full Hillary profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Hillary Clinton?
You can see how many people are called Hillary Clinton on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.