Is Flint a boy or girl name?

Flint is a boy’s name. Of the 2,601 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Flint

Recorded 1913–2025 · United States

Flint was most popular in 1959, when 100 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,780 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,897, with 61 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,601 people named Flint.

Flint over time

Births per year. The dot marks Flint’s peak in 1959. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Flint a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Flint is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,601 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Flint

Where Flint is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org