Boys' name · peaked in 1980
Clint name popularity since 1925
31,576 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Clint. Half of them were born in 1978 or earlier, so the typical Clint is about 48 years old in 2026. Clint peaked in 1980 as the #195 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 31,576
- Named Clint, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #2,364 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 54 girls · 31,522 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 3.50× its national share
Peak year is the year Clint made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Clint births per year, 1925–2025
1980 was the biggest year for Clint both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1953 and 1958, Clint became 4.1× more common, from 1 in 18,300 baby boys to 1 in 4,440.
- Steepest fall: Between 1994 and 1999, its share of baby boys fell by 59%, from 1 in 4,540 to 1 in 11,000.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Clint's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Clint.
Decade by decade
Babies named Clint in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 251 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 450 | #915 |
| 1940s | 0 | 665 | #962 |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,137 | #681 |
| 1960s | 0 | 4,507 | #390 |
| 1970s | 28 | 9,088 | #244 |
| 1980s | 26 | 7,484 | #321 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,995 | #565 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,259 | #1,344 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,165 | #1,454 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 521 | #2,364 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
40.3% of babies named Clint from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Clint is most popular
The index compares Clint's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Clint.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3.50× | 821 |
| Louisiana | 2.59× | 1,283 |
| Oklahoma | 2.52× | 906 |
| Iowa | 2.22× | 777 |
| Arkansas | 1.97× | 558 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Clint's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Clint.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Clint (1980).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data