Clint

Last seen for girls in 1985 at #9,307 · #2,363 for boys in 2025, 58 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1980 · 1,274 births
Debut · boys
27 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
32,731
since 1880

Clint over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Clint has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201956peak #195, 1980boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2,36358
2024—#2,41857
2023—#1,95479
2022—#1,72098
2021—#1,68897
2020—#1,347132
2019—#1,494114
2018—#1,453120
2017—#1,321136
2016—#1,399125
2015—#1,453116
2014—#1,62795
2013—#1,376122
2012—#1,466110
2011—#1,57798
2010—#1,323129
2009—#1,518109
2008—#1,582100
2007—#1,370121
2006—#1,447107
2005—#1,343112
2004—#1,328111
2003—#1,098140
2002—#1,064142
2001—#1,008149
2000—#919168
1999—#867174
1998—#777201
1997—#686235
1996—#610288
1995—#564329
1994—#488426
1993—#444494
1992—#396579
1991—#362651
1990—#375618
1989—#464412
1988—#405489
1987—#359542
1986—#345558
1985#9,3076#321625
1984—#289704
1983#10,2755#257810
1982—#246927
1981#9,1106#2161,143
1980#6,7899#1951,274
1979—#2171,076
1978#9,7505#2101,029
1977#7,5677#2141,043
1976—#235867
1975#7,9846#244845
1974—#223941
1973—#236895
1972—#236910
1971#8,3245#293677
1970#7,9955#268805
1969—#290673
1968—#335523
1967—#364422
1966—#426319
1965—#389402
1964—#358477
1963—#399407
1962—#417369
1961—#375444
1960—#361471
1959—#357481
1958—#350478
1957—#385396
1956—#470257
1955—#680116
1954—#81379
1953—#686108
1952—#77083
1951—#79179
1950—#88560
1949—#72290
1948—#77477
1947—#69898
1946—#75976
1945—#96045
1944—#84156
1943—#95649
1942—#79565
1941—#88851
1940—#81858
1939—#99241
1938—#1,04338
1937—#86950
1936—#97241
1935—#91548
1934—#1,05938
1933—#86951
1932—#1,00443
1931—#1,05041
1930—#85559
1929—#94051
1928—#1,05743
1927—#1,04145
1926—#89057
1925—#90955
1924—#89760
1923—#1,00848
1922—#95853
1921—#97352
1920—#81667
1919—#97348
1918—#84161
1917—#91948
1916—#83456
1915—#84653
1914—#75848
1913—#78936
1912—#69238
1911—#82416
1910—#58224
1909—#59020
1908—#48926
1907—#51121
1906—#56817
1905—#52519
1904—#68612
1903—#52717
1902—#50718
1901—#68310
1900—#49022
1899—#61311
1898—#61113
1897—#7259
1896—#38026
1895—#52915
1894—#66810
1893—#53813
1892—#57213
1891—#47614
1890—#38921
1889—#41519
1888—#55413
1887—#48813
1886—#47015
1885—#41119
1884—#43318
1883—#43317
1882—#46915
1881—#39518
1880—#32527
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Clint was already there! It came in at #325, and was given to 27 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1897–1899, when fewer than 14 boys a year got the name.

Where Clint is popular in 1956

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedNHWashington: #325 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,541 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedMNIllinois: #588 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 16,045 boysILWisconsin: #331 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,627 boysWIMichigan: #536 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 14,296 boysMINew York: #600 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 17,627 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedSDIowa: #253 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,410 boysIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedINOhio: #335 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 6,088 boysOHPennsylvania: #604 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 24,620 boysPANew Jersey: #441 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,788 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #458 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 7,625 boysCAUtah: #199 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,202 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedNEMissouri: #345 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,349 boysMOKentucky: #370 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,057 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedNMKansas: #277 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,096 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedARTennessee: #364 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,121 boysTNNorth Carolina: #560 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,099 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Clint, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #368 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,967 boysOKLouisiana: #359 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,521 boysLAMississippi: #435 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,708 boysMSAlabama: #490 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,994 boysALGeorgia: #488 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,361 boysGAHawaii: #220 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,229 boysHITexas: #440 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 4,765 boysTXFlorida: #468 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,865 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#199 · 1 in 1,202
  2. Hawaii#220 · 1 in 1,229
  3. Iowa#253 · 1 in 3,410
  4. Kansas#277 · 1 in 3,096
  5. Washington#325 · 1 in 4,541

Best ever in a state: #73 in Wyoming, 1970.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#199101 in 1,202
Hawaii#22061 in 1,229
Iowa#25391 in 3,410
Kansas#27781 in 3,096
Washington#32571 in 4,541
Wisconsin#33161 in 7,627
Ohio#335191 in 6,088
Missouri#34591 in 5,349
Louisiana#359121 in 3,521
Tennessee#36481 in 5,121
Oklahoma#36851 in 4,967
Kentucky#37061 in 6,057
Mississippi#43551 in 5,708
Texas#440261 in 4,765
New Jersey#44151 in 11,788
California#458221 in 7,625
Florida#46861 in 7,865
Georgia#48861 in 8,361
Alabama#49051 in 7,994
Michigan#53671 in 14,296
North Carolina#56051 in 11,099
Illinois#58871 in 16,045
New York#600101 in 17,627
Pennsylvania#60451 in 24,620
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Clint
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 55 spots since 2024 (#2,418 → #2,363)
  • 1,016 spots since 2020 (#1,347 → #2,363)
  • 910 spots since 2015 (#1,453 → #2,363)
  • Biggest jump: 210 spots in 1956 (#680 → #470)
  • Biggest drop: 345 spots in 1897 (#380 → #725)
Rise & fade · boys
100 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1980 at #195 (1,274 births)
  • Births halved by 1985, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 114 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 114 yrs · run 1939–2000
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,400
  • Highest: 1 in 1,400 boys born in 1980 were named Clint (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 29,450 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 27.8% of all boys named Clint (9,088) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s174#325 (1880)#439
1890s145#380 (1896)#550
1900s182#489 (1908)#558
1910s428#582 (1910)#806
1920s531#816 (1920)#949
1930s450#855 (1930)#963
1940s665#698 (1947)#821
1950s2,137#350 (1958)#619
1960s4,507#290 (1969)#371
1970s9,088#210 (1978)#238
1980s7,484#195 (1980)#310
1990s3,995#362 (1991)#557
2000s1,259#919 (2000)#1,268
2010s1,165#1,321 (2017)#1,449
2020s521#1,347 (2020)#1,915

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Clint in 1956

boys
#470
257 births · 1 in 8,231 boys

Top boys' names in 1956

  1. #1Michael90,691
  2. #2James84,897
  3. #3Robert83,924
  4. #4David81,652
  5. #5John80,804
  6. #6William58,991
  7. #7Richard52,915
  8. #8Mark48,828
  9. #9Thomas44,836
  10. #10Steven38,413
  11. #470Clint257
More about 1956

boys

2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 8,231 of them was named Clint, which outranked 89.5% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Clint
  1. #466Randell261
  2. #468Barney260
  3. #469Wyatt258
  4. #470Clint257
  5. #470Bart257
  6. #472Thaddeus256
  7. #473Denny255
  8. #473Rocco255

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,847Jace#2,764 → #917
  2. ↑ 678Rich#1,572 → #894
  3. ↑ 590Broderick#1,273 → #683
  4. ↑ 559Elvis#921 → #362
  5. ↑ 513Tracey#1,419 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Adolphus#906 → #1,257
  2. ↓ 336Randolf#949 → #1,285
  3. ↓ 279Cordell#792 → #1,071
  4. ↓ 272Rudolfo#885 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 269Aurelio#949 → #1,218

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1956 →