Given name & surname
Flynt
“resembling the hard quartz; from the stream”
Flynt is a variant of Flint. One English interpretation is “resembling the hard quartz; from the stream.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Flynt is a variant of Flint. One English interpretation is “resembling the hard quartz; from the stream.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Flynt is a variant of Flint. An origin associated with Flint is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Flynt through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 124
- 124 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,109 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,109 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 164 as a first name in 2020; 2,385 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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