The first name Flint
A boy’s name.
Pronounced /flɪnt/ 1 syllable Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
A male given name
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 12 boys were named Flint, making it the 2,014th most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Flint with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Flint at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 61 boys born in the United States were named Flint, the 2,293rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1959, when 100 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Flint?
- In 2025, 12 boys born in England and Wales were named Flint, ranking 2,014th.
- Is Flint a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 2,601 US babies named Flint since 1880 were boys.
- When was Flint most popular?
- 1959 in the United States, when 100 babies were named Flint, its highest rank at 762nd.
- How do you pronounce Flint?
- Flint is /flɪnt/, one syllable.
- Is Flint also a surname?
- Yes. Flint is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.