Recorded 1957–2023 Boys' name Peak 1982 779 births

Klint — boys' name

779 babies named Klint in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s1001970s2281980s2211990s1532000s282010s222020s21
1970s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Klint was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

32 babies were named Klint in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Klint

The Social Security Administration has registered 779 babies named Klint between 1957 and 2023, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Klint currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Klint performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 228 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Klint shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 38 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Klint in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Klint 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 779 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.

Klint at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

779

Since 1957

67 years of records

Peak year

1982

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1957

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2023

Klint popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1957

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1982)
32
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
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Klint by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
228 births that decade — 29% of Klint's all-time total
1950s61960s1001970s2281980s2211990s1532000s282010s222020s21

Klint by state

Where Klint concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Klint
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
38 4.9%
Texas share of Klint's total US births 4.9%

38 of 779 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Klint?
779 babies have been named Klint since 1957. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1982 with 32 births.
When was Klint most popular?
Klint was most popular in the 1970s decade with 228 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Klint most popular?
The top states for the name Klint are Texas (38 births).
How long has the name Klint been used?
Klint has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 67 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Klint?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Klinton, Kline, Klifton. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1957–2023 (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.