Clinten vs Clifton

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

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Clinten

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Name B

Clifton

Boy name · Rank #1744

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Metric Clinten Clifton
Current Rank Unranked #1744
Total Births (all years) 93 70,164
Peak Year 1977 1975
Peak Year Births 10 1,214
Peak Decade 1980ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1969 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clinten Clifton
1880ss — 456
1890ss — 815
1900ss — 1,197
1910ss — 6,104
1920ss — 8,732
1930ss — 6,857
1940ss — 8,148
1950ss — 9,881
1960ss 5 7,615
1970ss 26 7,805
1980ss 36 6,391
1990ss 26 2,941
2000ss — 1,647
2010ss — 1,095
2020ss — 480

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clinten Clifton
2014 — 119
2015 — 112
2016 — 90
2017 — 110
2018 — 102
2019 — 103
2020 — 112
2021 — 91
2022 — 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, 1969–1994.

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