Flint
Flint was the 2293rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 762nd with 100 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 330 places. More babies were named Flint in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,293 boys, down 343 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 61boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1959100 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,601babies recorded
Flint popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,293 | 61 |
| 2020 | #1,950 | 74 |
| 2010 | #4,278 | 23 |
| 2000 | #4,270 | 18 |
| 1990 | #3,096 | 20 |
| 1980 | #2,869 | 16 |
| 1970 | #1,558 | 30 |
| 1960 | #822 | 86 |
| 1950 | #3,446 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #4,200 | 5 |
| 1920 | #3,311 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Flint, counting every spelling?
Flint is the most common spelling of a name family that had 67 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 67 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flint | 61 | #2,293 | 346 |
| Flynt | 6 | #11,109 | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Flint?
61 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Flint (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Flint born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 138 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Flint.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Flint?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Flint are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 9 and 54. That makes Flint mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Flint by state
How common Flint was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.0×). In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Flint: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Flint, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Flint
How popular is the name Flint?
Flint was the 2293rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 762nd with 100 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 330 places. More babies were named Flint in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Flint a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Flint in the US.
Where is Flint most popular?
In 2021–2025, Flint was most common in Georgia (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by Missouri and Indiana.