Given name & surname
Clint
“from the town on the hill”
In English use, Clint is a diminutive of Clinton. One English interpretation is “from the town on the hill.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Clint is a diminutive of Clinton. One English interpretation is “from the town on the hill.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Clint is a diminutive of Clinton. An origin associated with Clinton is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Clint is a diminutive of Clinton.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Clint through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 32,785
- 32,731 boys · 54 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 1,283 babies
- 2025
- 58
- #2,364 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 58 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,364 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,274 in 1980. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 31,154 as a first name in 2020; 363 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Clint’s family of names
In English usage, Clint is a diminutive of Clinton. Clint has a related form in Clinton.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Clint
- Clint EastwoodAmerican actor and film director (born 1930)
- Clint DempseyAmerican soccer playerborn 1983
- Clint MansellBritish composer and singerborn 1963
- Clint HowardAmerican actorborn 1959
- Clint WalkerAmerican actor (1927–2018)
- Clint CapelaSwiss basketball player (born 1994)
- Clint MathisAmerican soccer playerborn 1976
- Clint HillU.S. Secret Service agent (1932–2025)
- Clint Hillprofessional footballer (born 1978)
Characters named Clint: Clint Barton (the Marvel Cinematic Universe).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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