Balint
A Hungarian masculine name derived from the Latin "Valentinus", meaning "strength, health".
Name Census estimates that about 7 living Americans carry the first name Balint. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Balint today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Balint births was 2003 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Balint. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Balint with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Balint. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
7
~ 1 in 48,964,905 Americans
Peak year
2003
7 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2003 SSA rank
#8,746
Tracked since 2003
Census
Balint in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 139 people with the first name Balint, which placed it at #47,200 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#47,200
National first-name rank
People counted
139
139 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
93.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Balint
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Balint is White at 93.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (2.9%) and Black (2.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Balint described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Balint at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White93.5% · 130
- Hispanic or Latino2.9% · 4
- Black or African American2.2% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 1
- Two or more races0.7% · 1
Popularity
Balint: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Balint by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Balint during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Balint
The name Balint has its origins in the Hungarian language and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is a derivative of the Latin name Valentinus, which in turn comes from the Roman name Valens, meaning "strong" or "vigorous." The name Balint is believed to have emerged as a Hungarian variant of Valentinus during the 11th or 12th century.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Balint can be found in medieval Hungarian chronicles and documents. It was a relatively common name among the Hungarian nobility during the Middle Ages. One notable historical figure who bore this name was Balint Török, a 15th-century Hungarian noble and military commander who fought against the Ottoman Empire.
In the realm of literature, the name Balint appears in several works of Hungarian folklore and poetry from the 16th and 17th centuries. These works often portrayed individuals named Balint as brave and valiant heroes, reflecting the meaning of the name's Latin roots.
Over the centuries, the name Balint has been borne by various prominent figures in Hungarian history. One such individual was Balint Bakfark (c. 1506-1576), a renowned Hungarian lutenist and composer who gained fame throughout Europe during the Renaissance period. Another notable bearer of the name was Balint Balassi (1554-1594), a Hungarian poet and soldier who is considered one of the greatest poets in the Hungarian language.
In the 20th century, one of the most famous individuals named Balint was Balint Vazsonyi (1936-2003), a Hungarian-American pianist and conductor who gained recognition for his interpretations of Romantic and 20th-century music. Additionally, Balint Somogyi (1920-2013) was a Hungarian-Canadian electrical engineer and physicist who made significant contributions to the development of particle accelerators.
While the name Balint has its roots in Hungary, it has also been adopted and used in other cultures and languages over time. However, its origins and historical significance remain firmly tied to the Hungarian culture and language.
People
Balint + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Balint as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Balint: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Balint?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 7 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Balint going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 48,964,905 US residents.
Is Balint a common name?
We classify Balint as "Very Rare". It ranks above 23.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 7 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Balint most popular?
The single biggest year for Balint was 2003, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Balint is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Balint in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 139 people with the name Balint, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #47,200 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Balint in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Balint?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Balint appears almost entirely male. Of the 133 people counted with this name, 99.2% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Balint?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Balint is White at 93.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (2.9%) and Black (2.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Balint most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Balint in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.5% (130 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Balint in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Balint a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Balint in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Balint still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Balint in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Balint can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Balint?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.