US rank #2435 Boys' name Peak 1980 32,673 births

Clint — #2435 US boys' name

32,673 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.

1880s1741890s1451900s1821910s4281920s5311930s4501940s6651950s21371960s45081970s90881980s74851990s39942000s12592010s11652020s462
#2435
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 83% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Clint was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

1,274 babies were named Clint in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Clint

The Social Security Administration has registered 32,673 babies named Clint between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clint currently holds the #2435 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 1,274 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clint performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 9,088 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Clint shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 3,969 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Clint in 46 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clint in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 32,673 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Clint at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

32,673

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1980

1,274 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#2,435

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Clint popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1980)
1,274
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Clint popularity over time — girls

54 total births recorded since 1970 (Clint as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 54 births
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Clint by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
9,088 births that decade — 28% of Clint's all-time total
1880s1741890s1451900s1821910s4281920s5311930s4501940s6651950s21371960s45081970s90881980s74851990s39942000s12592010s11652020s462

Clint by state

Where Clint concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Clint
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
3,969 12.1%
#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%
Texas share of Clint's total US births 12.1%
Even split

3,969 of 32,673 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.

Clint appears in 46 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Clint?
32,673 babies have been named Clint since 1880. It currently ranks #2435 among boys. The peak year was 1980 with 1,274 births.
When was Clint most popular?
Clint was most popular in the 1970s decade with 9,088 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Clint most popular?
The top states for the name Clint are Texas (3,969 births), California (2,286 births), Louisiana (1,283 births).
How long has the name Clint been used?
Clint has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Clint?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clifford, Clinton, Clifton, Cliff, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.