Cliff vs Clifton

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

Name A

Cliff

Boy name · Rank #3002

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Name B

Clifton

Boy name · Rank #1735

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Metric Cliff Clifton
Current Rank #3002 #1735
Total Births (all years) 9,307 70,249
Peak Year 1959 1975
Peak Year Births 310 1,214
Peak Decade 1960s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cliff Clifton
1880s 132 456
1890s 157 815
1900s 194 1,197
1910s 357 6,103
1920s 404 8,732
1930s 545 6,857
1940s 910 8,148
1950s 1,567 9,881
1960s 1,976 7,617
1970s 1,061 7,805
1980s 1,082 6,391
1990s 323 2,941
2000s 173 1,647
2010s 194 1,096
2020s 232 563

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cliff Clifton
2014 20 119
2015 17 113
2016 19 90
2017 24 110
2018 21 102
2019 26 103
2020 47 112
2021 29 91
2022 33 78
2023 39 105
2024 41 95
2025 43 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, 1880–2025.

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