A Old Norse name gently fading from the charts.
A male given name.
Clint is a boy's and girl's baby name of Old Norse origin, a short form of Clinton, from the English place name meaning 'settlement on the River Glyme' or 'headland settlement.' The name is almost inseparably linked to Clint Eastwood, the ultimate embodiment of cool Western stoicism and cinematic masculinity.
Clint was #1327 twenty years ago and has since drifted to #2439, but its charm endures.
| Decade | Births | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 462 | ▼ |
| 2010s | 1,165 | — |
| 2000s | 1,259 | ▼ |
| 1990s | 3,994 | ▼ |
| 1980s | 7,485 | ▼ |
| 1970s | 9,088 | ▲ |
| 1960s | 4,508 | ▲ |
| 1950s | 2,137 | ▲ |
| 1940s | 665 | ▲ |
| 1930s | 450 | ▼ |
| 1920s | 531 | ▲ |
| 1910s | 428 | ▲ |
| 1900s | 182 | ▲ |
| 1890s | 145 | ▼ |
| 1880s | 174 | — |
| Year | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56 | #2439 |
| 2023 | 79 | #1957 |
| 2022 | 98 | #1720 |
| 2021 | 97 | #1689 |
| 2020 | 132 | #1349 |
| 2019 | 114 | #1497 |
| 2018 | 120 | #1454 |
| 2017 | 136 | #1324 |
| 2016 | 125 | #1401 |
| 2015 | 116 | #1454 |
| 2014 | 95 | #1631 |
| 2013 | 122 | #1376 |
| 2012 | 110 | #1467 |
| 2011 | 98 | #1579 |
| 2010 | 129 | #1325 |
| 2009 | 109 | #1520 |
| 2008 | 100 | #1582 |
| 2007 | 121 | #1370 |
| 2006 | 107 | #1448 |
| 2005 | 112 | #1344 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.
While overwhelmingly a boy's name, Clint has also been given to 54 girls in the U.S. since 1970.
Last updated May 2026 · Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (1880–2024) · Methodology