Clint
Pronounced K L IH1 N T (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1980
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Clint?
Clint is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 33,506 children — the 595th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1980, when 1,299 children were given it.
Klint is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Clint and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Klint
Nicknames
Clint is itself a short form of Clinton.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- K L IH1 N T
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Clint
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Clint
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Clint?
- Clint ranks 595th among boys' names in US records, with 33,506 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,116.
- Is Clint a unisex name?
- No. Clint is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Clint most popular?
- 1980, when 1,299 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Clint spelled?
- Klint. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.