Masculine dossier · first seen 1913

Flint

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Flint
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1959

Peak rank proxy

100

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1913Peak 19592024

Peak year

1959

Decline from peak

21%

2024

All-time

2,539

Flint has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1959, when 100 boys were named Flint.

In 2024, only 79 boys were given the name.

Down 21% from its peak.

All told, about 2,539 Americans have been named Flint and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1913.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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