How Many People Are Named Clint?
An estimated 28,359 people in the United States have the first name Clint. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Clint peaked in popularity in 1980 with 1,283 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clint as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Clint paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Clint is overwhelmingly male, 54 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
28,359
About 1 in 12,086 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1980
1,283 births
Total Registered
32,727
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clint
Clint is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 32,727 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Clint as a male name
Ranked #2,439 in 2024
56 male births in 2024
Peak: 1980 (1,274 births)
Clint as a female name
Ranked #9,538 in 1985
6 female births in 1985
Peak: 1980 (9 births)
Clint: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clint span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 9,116 babies were registered. Clint has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Clint by Decade
How has Clint tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Clint by State
Birth registrations for Clint span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Louisiana. The lowest are in Maine, Alaska, Connecticut. On average, about 599 Clints were registered per state.
Clint + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clint as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Clint: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clint?
We estimate approximately 28,359 people named Clint are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 12,086 Americans share this first name.
Is Clint a common name?
Clint is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 32,727 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clint most popular?
Clint reached peak popularity in 1980, when 1,283 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clint is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clint a male name?
Clint is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clint Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clint Smith, Clint Johnson, Clint Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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