Clint

Meaning: Town on a hill
Origin: Variant of Clinton (from Old English)

Boy's name · #2364 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Clint reached its best rank, #195, in 1980 and ranked #2364 in 2025. About 33,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#3,333 in Canada (2024).

Famous Clints

Clint Eastwood — American actor and film director (born 1930)
Clint Dempsey — American soccer player
Clint Mansell — British composer and singer
Clint Howard — American actor
Clint Walker — American actor (1927–2018)

In stories & tradition

Clint (Hawkeye) — Tales of Suspense (comics)
Clint Barton — Thor (film)
Clint Buchanan — One Life to Live (TV series)

What Clints become

Among 306 notable people named Clint:

Sports figures appear 2.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Clint Dempsey, American soccer player.

Similar names: Clinton · Robbie · Clive · Brenton · Kent · Brent

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