Cline vs Clifton

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

Name A

Cline

Boy name

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Name B

Clifton

Boy name · Rank #1744

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Metric Cline Clifton
Current Rank Unranked #1744
Total Births (all years) 857 70,164
Peak Year 1932 1975
Peak Year Births 29 1,214
Peak Decade 1920ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1894 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cline Clifton
1880ss — 456
1890ss 5 815
1900ss 17 1,197
1910ss 152 6,104
1920ss 184 8,732
1930ss 163 6,857
1940ss 125 8,148
1950ss 90 9,881
1960ss 43 7,615
1970ss 13 7,805
1980ss 5 6,391
1990ss — 2,941
2000ss 24 1,647
2010ss 24 1,095
2020ss 12 480

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cline Clifton
2014 5 119
2015 8 112
2016 — 90
2017 — 110
2018 — 102
2019 — 103
2020 6 112
2021 — 91
2022 6 78
2023 — 105
2024 — 94

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, 1894–2022.

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