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 #1908

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Metric Cline Clifton
Current Rank Unranked #1908
Total Births (all years) 857 70,249
Peak Year 1932 1975
Peak Year Births 29 1,214
Peak Decade 1920s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1894 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cline Clifton
1880s - 456
1890s 5 815
1900s 17 1,197
1910s 152 6,103
1920s 184 8,732
1930s 163 6,857
1940s 125 8,148
1950s 90 9,881
1960s 43 7,617
1970s 13 7,805
1980s 5 6,391
1990s - 2,941
2000s 24 1,647
2010s 24 1,096
2020s 12 563

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cline Clifton
2014 5 119
2015 8 113
2016 - 90
2017 - 110
2018 - 102
2019 - 103
2020 6 112
2021 - 91
2022 6 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, 1894–2022.

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