Hard quartz rock
Derived from the Old English word for a hard, grey rock used to strike fire. It historically functioned as a topographic surname for someone living near a flinty outcrop or as a nickname for a hard-hearted person.
Less common today
Flint isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,708 in 2017.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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