Boys' name · since 1957
Klint
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.
- #6,002 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 779
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Klint is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 779 have been recorded since 1957.
Klint has 779 recorded births among boys since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2023.
- #6,002 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 779 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Klint ranks #6,002 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 779 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,002 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 779
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Klint's 779 recorded births place it above 86.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Klint's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Klint's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Klint popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2023
- Peak year (1982)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Klint by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (228 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Klint's strongest decade.
228 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Klint births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
100 births
- 1970s
1970s
228 births
- 1980s
1980s
221 births
- 1990s
1990s
153 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 228 births (29% of all-time use).
How Klint 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 Klint's total volume
Klint by state
Where Klint concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 38 | 4.9% |
38 of 779 births nationwide.
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- Klint's decade-level peak was the 1970s (228 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Klints (38 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 Klint: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1957–2023 (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 Klint 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.