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Clint

Clint means "settlement on the headland", according to etymological references. It peaked back in the 1970s and has been gradually easing since. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. It has quietly persisted through most of the last century of American birth records.

EtymologyShort for Clinton
EtymologyMeaning "settlement on the headland"
Births by decade
1900s
182
1910s
428
1920s
532
1930s
450
1940s
664
1950s
2,138
1960s
4,507
1970s
9,122
1980s
7,515
1990s
3,993
2000s
1,257
2010s
928
Peaked in the 1970s · 31,716 total U.S. births since 1900