Clint
1 syllable
♂ Male ◎ Modern American ◈ 1 syllable
"Hilltop town"

From Modern American

Clint means fenced settlement or hilltop — from the Old English. Clint Eastwood IS cinema's most iconic — Dirty Harry, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, AND an Oscar-winning director. Five letters of cinema's-most-iconic, Dirty-Harry, and 'Do you feel lucky?'

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Clint at a glance
MeaningHilltop town
OriginModern American
GenderMale
Syllables1
NumerologyLife Path 4
US Rank (today)#1628
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Why parents love Clint
  • Eastwood IS cinema's most iconic actor AND director.
  • Dirty Harry AND The Good the Bad and the Ugly.
  • 'Do you feel lucky?' — maximum cool.
  • Five letters with a sharp, English sound: KLINT.
  • The meaning hilltop IS naturally elevated.
The vibe of Clint
fenced settlementhilltopOld EnglishClint EastwoodiconicDirty HarryGood Bad UglyOscarcool
Origin & history of Clint
Old English (fenced settlement) Clint
1
Modern American roots
Clint IS an Old English name. Eastwood IS cinema's most iconic — Dirty Harry, Good Bad Ugly, Oscar director.
2
First recorded
Earliest known use: Old English; Clint Eastwood (born 1930).
3
Today
Clint remains a beloved choice, ranking #1628 in the US. 32,727 babies have been named Clint since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
How popular is Clint?
1980 peak year
Today, Clint is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1628), with only about 107 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1980, 1,274 babies were given the name (ranked #195 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1970s. Clint has been declining in recent years. In all, around 32,727 babies have been registered as Clint since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
1,274 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #195)
107 Avg. per year
(last decade)
1,070 Total registrations
last 10 years
32,727 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #1,628) Moderate
↓ Declining in recent years
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Numerology of Clint
4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.

Clint's Life Path 1 is the leader's number — iconic leadership. People named Clint tend to be sharp, cool, and gifted at being cinema's most iconic for 60+ years.

Cinema's most iconic 60+ years
Eastwood
Dirty-Harry
Do-you-feel-lucky
Sharp-hilltop
C3
L3
I9
N5
T2
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
Personality of Clint
🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
📐
Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
💪
Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
🌿
Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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