Clif vs Clifton

Side-by-side comparison of Clif and Clifton - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Clif

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Clifton

Boy name · Rank #1735

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Metric Clif Clifton
Current Rank Unranked #1735
Total Births (all years) 199 70,249
Peak Year 1959 1975
Peak Year Births 19 1,214
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1945 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clif Clifton
1880s - 456
1890s - 815
1900s - 1,197
1910s - 6,103
1920s - 8,732
1930s - 6,857
1940s 12 8,148
1950s 90 9,881
1960s 78 7,617
1970s 7 7,805
1980s 12 6,391
1990s - 2,941
2000s - 1,647
2010s - 1,096
2020s - 563

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clif Clifton
2014 - 119
2015 - 113
2016 - 90
2017 - 110
2018 - 102
2019 - 103
2020 - 112
2021 - 91
2022 - 78
2023 - 105
2024 - 95
2025 - 82

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1945–1981.

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