boy's name

Clint

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 33,268

Scotland

#317

1978 births

Clint is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 58 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1980, when 1,283 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 57,162 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Clint over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

9,116
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Clint by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 174
1890s 145
1900s 182
1910s 428
1920s 531
1930s 450
1940s 665
1950s 2,137
1960s 4,507
1970s 9,116
1980s 7,510
1990s 3,995
2000s 1,259
2010s 1,165
2020s (to 2025) 521

How popular is Clint?

In 2025, Clint was given to 58 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Clint is used

Scotland #317 3 in 1978
Ireland #341 3 in 1984
United States #2,369 58 in 2025
Canada #3,409 5 in 2024
England & Wales #4,332 4 in 2016
France #5,917 5 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Clint

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Clint also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Clint over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Clint

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Clint — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Clint

How popular is the name Clint?

In 2025, Clint was given to 58 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Clint a girl's or a boy's name?

Clint is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Clint?

Clint has 1 syllable.

When was Clint most popular?

Clint peaked in 1980, when 1,283 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Clint a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Clint currently ranks #2,369 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.