Clifton
Boy name
Clifton meaning
cliff, town
Clifton at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,744 in 2024
Clifton popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #273 | 38 |
| 1890 | #219 | 57 |
| 1900 | #189 | 107 |
| 1910 | #168 | 178 |
| 1915 | #144 | 820 |
| 1920 | #157 | 910 |
| 1930 | #184 | 755 |
| 1940 | #202 | 643 |
| 1950 | #201 | 1,024 |
| 1960 | #270 | 873 |
| 1970 | #300 | 672 |
| 1980 | #269 | 804 |
| 1990 | #472 | 440 |
| 2000 | #739 | 232 |
| 2010 | #1,517 | 107 |
| 2020 | #1,503 | 112 |
| 2024 | #1,744 | 94 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #273 | 38 |
| 1881 | #252 | 39 |
| 1882 | #231 | 51 |
| 1883 | #324 | 26 |
| 1884 | #269 | 40 |
| 1885 | #220 | 54 |
| 1886 | #262 | 42 |
| 1887 | #244 | 43 |
| 1888 | #219 | 64 |
| 1889 | #217 | 59 |
| 1890 | #219 | 57 |
| 1891 | #161 | 80 |
| 1892 | #213 | 68 |
| 1893 | #193 | 75 |
| 1894 | #165 | 93 |
| 1895 | #169 | 92 |
| 1896 | #168 | 95 |
| 1897 | #194 | 78 |
| 1898 | #186 | 83 |
| 1899 | #160 | 94 |
| 1900 | #189 | 107 |
| 1901 | #154 | 101 |
| 1902 | #156 | 112 |
| 1903 | #159 | 110 |
| 1904 | #164 | 115 |
| 1905 | #165 | 121 |
| 1906 | #173 | 105 |
| 1907 | #171 | 126 |
| 1908 | #162 | 143 |
| 1909 | #159 | 157 |
| 1910 | #168 | 178 |
| 1911 | #163 | 206 |
| 1912 | #148 | 404 |
| 1913 | #149 | 497 |
| 1914 | #150 | 616 |
| 1915 | #144 | 820 |
| 1916 | #156 | 770 |
| 1917 | #159 | 794 |
| 1918 | #152 | 934 |
| 1919 | #150 | 885 |
| 1920 | #157 | 910 |
| 1921 | #160 | 932 |
| 1922 | #168 | 887 |
| 1923 | #166 | 900 |
| 1924 | #172 | 847 |
| 1925 | #171 | 891 |
| 1926 | #165 | 884 |
| 1927 | #163 | 919 |
| 1928 | #183 | 781 |
| 1929 | #178 | 781 |
| 1930 | #184 | 755 |
| 1931 | #188 | 697 |
| 1932 | #183 | 739 |
| 1933 | #177 | 733 |
| 1934 | #189 | 666 |
| 1935 | #196 | 648 |
| 1936 | #193 | 640 |
| 1937 | #193 | 669 |
| 1938 | #197 | 648 |
| 1939 | #194 | 662 |
| 1940 | #202 | 643 |
| 1941 | #203 | 675 |
| 1942 | #198 | 793 |
| 1943 | #187 | 857 |
| 1944 | #195 | 765 |
| 1945 | #199 | 722 |
| 1946 | #214 | 802 |
| 1947 | #204 | 965 |
| 1948 | #205 | 944 |
| 1949 | #204 | 982 |
| 1950 | #201 | 1,024 |
| 1951 | #208 | 955 |
| 1952 | #214 | 942 |
| 1953 | #218 | 960 |
| 1954 | #215 | 1,038 |
| 1955 | #227 | 982 |
| 1956 | #232 | 998 |
| 1957 | #235 | 1,057 |
| 1958 | #250 | 999 |
| 1959 | #262 | 926 |
| 1960 | #270 | 873 |
| 1961 | #270 | 868 |
| 1962 | #262 | 855 |
| 1963 | #273 | 789 |
| 1964 | #266 | 836 |
| 1965 | #287 | 685 |
| 1966 | #277 | 696 |
| 1967 | #280 | 665 |
| 1968 | #281 | 683 |
| 1969 | #293 | 665 |
| 1970 | #300 | 672 |
| 1971 | #304 | 643 |
| 1972 | #297 | 623 |
| 1973 | #316 | 556 |
| 1974 | #257 | 753 |
| 1975 | #186 | 1,214 |
| 1976 | #233 | 871 |
| 1977 | #247 | 828 |
| 1978 | #242 | 863 |
| 1979 | #266 | 782 |
| 1980 | #269 | 804 |
| 1981 | #272 | 788 |
| 1982 | #285 | 718 |
| 1983 | #317 | 609 |
| 1984 | #304 | 644 |
| 1985 | #317 | 643 |
| 1986 | #326 | 609 |
| 1987 | #351 | 552 |
| 1988 | #382 | 518 |
| 1989 | #413 | 506 |
| 1990 | #472 | 440 |
| 1991 | #490 | 411 |
| 1992 | #537 | 355 |
| 1993 | #584 | 311 |
| 1994 | #635 | 267 |
| 1995 | #663 | 249 |
| 1996 | #695 | 232 |
| 1997 | #715 | 221 |
| 1998 | #696 | 240 |
| 1999 | #747 | 215 |
| 2000 | #739 | 232 |
| 2001 | #818 | 201 |
| 2002 | #970 | 163 |
| 2003 | #945 | 173 |
| 2004 | #1,029 | 159 |
| 2005 | #1,061 | 156 |
| 2006 | #1,154 | 146 |
| 2007 | #1,152 | 154 |
| 2008 | #1,325 | 131 |
| 2009 | #1,313 | 132 |
| 2010 | #1,517 | 107 |
| 2011 | #1,459 | 112 |
| 2012 | #1,314 | 130 |
| 2013 | #1,483 | 110 |
| 2014 | #1,413 | 119 |
| 2015 | #1,480 | 112 |
| 2016 | #1,724 | 90 |
| 2017 | #1,509 | 110 |
| 2018 | #1,606 | 102 |
| 2019 | #1,605 | 103 |
| 2020 | #1,503 | 112 |
| 2021 | #1,763 | 91 |
| 2022 | #1,965 | 78 |
| 2023 | #1,639 | 105 |
| 2024 | #1,744 | 94 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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