Clifton vs Clifford

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

Name A

Clifton

Boy name · Rank #1735

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Name B

Clifford

Boy name · Rank #1341

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Metric Clifton Clifford
Current Rank #1735 #1341
Total Births (all years) 70,249 188,249
Peak Year 1975 1925
Peak Year Births 1,214 3,424
Peak Decade 1950s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clifton Clifford
1880s 456 1,552
1890s 815 2,701
1900s 1,197 4,055
1910s 6,103 20,886
1920s 8,732 31,242
1930s 6,857 23,100
1940s 8,148 25,823
1950s 9,881 29,862
1960s 7,617 19,264
1970s 7,805 11,761
1980s 6,391 9,556
1990s 2,941 4,295
2000s 1,647 1,895
2010s 1,096 1,415
2020s 563 842

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clifton Clifford
2014 119 119
2015 113 147
2016 90 138
2017 110 160
2018 102 144
2019 103 153
2020 112 133
2021 91 150
2022 78 152
2023 105 125
2024 95 143
2025 82 139

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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