Boys' name · since 1912
Cliffton
1,872 babies named Cliffton in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,442 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,765 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,872
- born since 1912
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cliffton currently ranks #10765 among boys' names in America, with 1,872 babies recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Cliffton recorded 1,872 times among boys since 1912, holding rank #10765 nationally today, ahead of 23% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #3,442 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,765 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,872 born since 1912
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cliffton ranks #3,442 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,765 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,872 born since 1912, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,442 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,765 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,872
- born since 1912
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cliffton's 1,872 recorded births place it above 92.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cliffton compares
1,872 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cliffton's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cliffton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,872 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cliffton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cliffton splits its recorded history at 1974: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 67 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cliffton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Cliffton by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (468 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Cliffton's strongest decade.
468 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Cliffton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 39
1910s
39 births
- 1920s 46
1920s
46 births
- 1930s 31
1930s
31 births
- 1940s 73
1940s
73 births
- 1950s 181
1950s
181 births
- 1960s
1960s
200 births
- 1970s
1970s
412 births
- 1980s
1980s
468 births
- 1990s
1990s
199 births
- 2000s 121
2000s
121 births
- 2010s 80
2010s
80 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 468 births (25% of all-time use).
How Cliffton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cliffton's total volume
Cliffton by state
Where Cliffton concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 124 | 6.6% |
| #2 | California | | 18 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
124 of 1,872 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Cliffton appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cliffton's data
- Cliffton's decade-level peak was the 1980s (468 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Clifftons (124 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cliffton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cliffton draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.