Clint
Clint is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Clint
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Clint is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Clint
Clint first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 27 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 1,274 Clints were born — ranking #195 that year. As of 2026, Clint ranks #2,819 for baby boys with 45 births, falling sharply (-45%). In total, more than 33K Clints have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Clint
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Clint. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Clint
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About the name Clint
Clint is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 33K births in the dataset. Clint's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #195. Use the chart and map above to compare Clint's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.