Boys' name · since 1880
Clint
32,731 babies named Clint in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #649 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,365 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,731
- born since 1880
- 1970s
- peak decade
Clint currently ranks #2365 among boys' names in America, with 32,731 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Clint recorded 32,731 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #2365 nationally today, ahead of 83% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #649 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,365 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 32,731 born since 1880
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clint ranks #649 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,365 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 32,731 born since 1880, peaking in the 1970s.
- #649 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,365 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,731
- born since 1880
- 1970s
- peak decade
Clint's 32,731 recorded births place it above 98.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Clint compares
32,731 Top 5% higher than 95% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Clint's all-time total is 89x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Clint | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 32,731 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,274 | 34 | 22,252 |
Clint's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Clint splits its recorded history at 1953: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1897 (9 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 1,274 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Clint popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 1,274
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Clint popularity over time - girls
54 total births recorded since 1970 (Clint as girls' name)
Clint by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (9,088 births, 28% of the file).
1970s was Clint's strongest decade.
9,088 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Clint births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 174
1880s
174 births
- 1890s 145
1890s
145 births
- 1900s 182
1900s
182 births
- 1910s 428
1910s
428 births
- 1920s 531
1920s
531 births
- 1930s 450
1930s
450 births
- 1940s 665
1940s
665 births
- 1950s 2,137
1950s
2,137 births
- 1960s
1960s
4,507 births
- 1970s
1970s
9,088 births
- 1980s
1980s
7,484 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,995 births
- 2000s 1,259
2000s
1,259 births
- 2010s 1,165
2010s
1,165 births
- 2020s 521
2020s
521 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 9,088 births (28% of all-time use).
How Clint compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Clint's total volume
Clint by state
Where Clint concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,978 | 12.2% |
| #2 | California | | 2,286 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 1,283 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,181 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,149 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 954 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 934 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 923 | 2.8% |
3,978 of 32,731 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Clint appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Clint's data
- Clint's decade-level peak was the 1970s (9,088 total births); usage has since declined to 521 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Clints (3,978 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Clint: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Clint draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.