Cliffton — #12391 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Cliffton

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,866 babies named Cliffton between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cliffton currently holds the #12391 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cliffton performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 468 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Cliffton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 124 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Cliffton in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cliffton in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,866 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.