Clifton vs Clint

Side-by-side comparison of Clifton and Clint - 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

Clint

Boy name · Rank #2419

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Metric Clifton Clint
Current Rank #1735 #2419
Total Births (all years) 70,249 32,731
Peak Year 1975 1980
Peak Year Births 1,214 1,274
Peak Decade 1950s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clifton Clint
1880s 456 174
1890s 815 145
1900s 1,197 182
1910s 6,103 428
1920s 8,732 531
1930s 6,857 450
1940s 8,148 665
1950s 9,881 2,137
1960s 7,617 4,507
1970s 7,805 9,088
1980s 6,391 7,484
1990s 2,941 3,995
2000s 1,647 1,259
2010s 1,096 1,165
2020s 563 521

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clifton Clint
2014 119 95
2015 113 116
2016 90 125
2017 110 136
2018 102 120
2019 103 114
2020 112 132
2021 91 97
2022 78 98
2023 105 79
2024 95 57
2025 82 58

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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