Names / Boy names
Flint
Current rank
#2,293
holding steady
All-time peak
#762
in 1959
First recorded
1913
in U.S. data
Children named
2,600
since 1913
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #762 in 1959 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
— hard stone that sparks. Stateside, it first shows up in 1913. It crested in 1959 at #762. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Over 2,600 have carried it since records began.