Klint
The Baltic Klint is an erosional limestone escarpment and cuesta on several islands of the Baltic Sea, in Estonia, in Leningrad Oblast of Russia and in the islands of Gotland and Öland of Sweden. It was featured on the reverse of the 50 krooni note of 1928 and on the 100 krooni note of 1992.
Meaning & Origin of Klint
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Baltic Klint is an erosional limestone escarpment and cuesta on several islands of the Baltic Sea, in Estonia, in Leningrad Oblast of Russia and in the islands of Gotland and Öland of Sweden. It was featured on the reverse of the 50 krooni note of 1928 and on the 100 krooni note of 1992.
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The Story of Klint
Klint first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1957, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 32 Klints were born — ranking #1,773 that year. As of 2026, Klint ranks #8,914 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 779 Klints have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Klint most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Denmark45%
- Sweden44%
- Finland5%
- United States3%
- GH3%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Klint
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Klint
Klint is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 779 births in the dataset. Klint's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #1,773. Use the chart and map above to compare Klint'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 .
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