Clifton is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1975 and has since faded.
Clifton is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,907 for boy births in the United States (and #4,057 across all names), given to 82 babies. Clifton first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1975 (1,214 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,907 |
| 2024 | 95 | 95 | — | #1,738 |
| 2023 | 105 | 105 | — | #1,641 |
| 2022 | 78 | 78 | — | #1,969 |
| 2021 | 91 | 91 | — | #1,765 |
| 2020 | 112 | 112 | — | #1,506 |
| 2019 | 103 | 103 | — | #1,607 |
| 2018 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,608 |
| 2017 | 110 | 110 | — | #1,513 |
| 2016 | 90 | 90 | — | #1,726 |
| 2015 | 113 | 113 | — | #1,476 |
| 2014 | 119 | 119 | — | #1,416 |
| 2013 | 110 | 110 | — | #1,484 |
| 2012 | 130 | 130 | — | #1,317 |
| 2011 | 112 | 112 | — | #1,461 |
| 2010 | 107 | 107 | — | #1,519 |
| 2009 | 132 | 132 | — | #1,316 |
| 2008 | 131 | 131 | — | #1,325 |
| 2007 | 154 | 154 | — | #1,154 |
| 2006 | 146 | 146 | — | #1,154 |
| 2005 | 156 | 156 | — | #1,063 |
| 2004 | 159 | 159 | — | #1,029 |
| 2003 | 173 | 173 | — | #947 |
| 2002 | 163 | 163 | — | #970 |
| 2001 | 201 | 201 | — | #819 |
| 2000 | 232 | 232 | — | #739 |
| 1999 | 215 | 215 | — | #747 |
| 1998 | 240 | 240 | — | #696 |
| 1997 | 221 | — | — | #715 |
| 1996 | 232 | — | — | #695 |
| 1995 | 249 | — | — | #664 |
| 1994 | 267 | — | — | #635 |
| 1993 | 311 | — | — | #585 |
| 1992 | 355 | — | — | #537 |
| 1991 | 411 | — | — | #490 |
| 1990 | 440 | — | — | #473 |
| 1989 | 506 | — | — | #413 |
| 1988 | 526 | — | #8,544 | #382 |
| 1987 | 557 | — | #11,662 | #351 |
| 1986 | 609 | — | — | #326 |
| 1985 | 651 | — | #7,718 | #317 |
| 1984 | 650 | — | #9,367 | #304 |
| 1983 | 615 | — | #9,258 | #317 |
| 1982 | 718 | — | — | #285 |
| 1981 | 794 | — | #9,347 | #272 |
| 1980 | 804 | — | — | #269 |
| 1979 | 793 | — | #5,824 | #266 |
| 1978 | 870 | — | #7,773 | #242 |
| 1977 | 839 | — | #5,583 | #247 |
| 1976 | 882 | — | #5,276 | #233 |
| 1975 | 1,224 | — | #5,608 | #186 |
| 1974 | 763 | — | #5,420 | #257 |
| 1973 | 556 | — | — | #316 |
| 1972 | 628 | — | #8,502 | #297 |
| 1971 | 649 | — | #7,555 | #304 |
| 1970 | 685 | — | #4,272 | #301 |
| 1969 | 674 | — | #5,114 | #293 |
| 1968 | 684 | — | — | #281 |
| 1967 | 671 | — | #5,563 | #281 |
| 1966 | 701 | — | #6,748 | #277 |
| 1965 | 684 | — | — | #287 |
| 1964 | 842 | — | #6,127 | #265 |
| 1963 | 801 | — | #4,598 | #273 |
| 1962 | 855 | — | — | #262 |
| 1961 | 874 | — | #5,951 | #270 |
| 1960 | 878 | — | #6,520 | #270 |
| 1959 | 933 | — | #5,123 | #262 |
| 1958 | 1,005 | — | #5,524 | #250 |
| 1957 | 1,058 | — | — | #235 |
| 1956 | 997 | — | — | #232 |
| 1955 | 988 | — | #5,319 | #227 |
| 1954 | 1,038 | — | — | #215 |
| 1953 | 960 | — | — | #218 |
| 1952 | 942 | — | — | #214 |
| 1951 | 955 | — | — | #209 |
| 1950 | 1,024 | — | — | #201 |
| 1949 | 982 | — | — | #204 |
| 1948 | 944 | — | — | #205 |
| 1947 | 973 | — | #4,050 | #204 |
| 1946 | 809 | — | #4,069 | #214 |
| 1945 | 729 | — | #3,727 | #199 |
| 1944 | 771 | — | #4,150 | #195 |
| 1943 | 864 | — | #3,872 | #187 |
| 1942 | 804 | — | #2,852 | #198 |
| 1941 | 675 | — | — | #203 |
| 1940 | 651 | — | #3,266 | #202 |
| 1939 | 662 | — | — | #194 |
| 1938 | 648 | — | — | #197 |
| 1937 | 669 | — | — | #193 |
| 1936 | 647 | — | #3,431 | #193 |
| 1935 | 648 | — | — | #196 |
| 1934 | 671 | — | #4,398 | #189 |
| 1933 | 741 | — | #3,162 | #177 |
| 1932 | 745 | — | #3,983 | #183 |
| 1931 | 704 | — | #3,552 | #188 |
| 1930 | 760 | — | #4,678 | #184 |
| 1929 | 791 | — | #2,958 | #178 |
| 1928 | 787 | — | #4,283 | #183 |
| 1927 | 928 | — | #3,335 | #164 |
| 1926 | 892 | — | #3,629 | #165 |
| 1925 | 891 | — | — | #171 |
| 1924 | 853 | — | #4,562 | #172 |
| 1923 | 910 | — | #3,169 | #166 |
| 1922 | 898 | — | #2,996 | #168 |
| 1921 | 939 | — | #4,101 | #160 |
| 1920 | 921 | — | #2,942 | #157 |
| 1919 | 893 | — | #3,256 | #150 |
| 1918 | 944 | — | #3,069 | #152 |
| 1917 | 806 | — | #2,586 | #159 |
| 1916 | 775 | — | #4,547 | #156 |
| 1915 | 827 | — | #3,502 | #144 |
| 1914 | 624 | — | #2,679 | #150 |
| 1913 | 507 | — | #2,055 | #149 |
| 1912 | 404 | — | — | #148 |
| 1911 | 211 | — | #2,543 | #163 |
| 1910 | 184 | — | #2,194 | #168 |
| 1909 | 157 | — | — | #159 |
| 1908 | 148 | — | #2,179 | #162 |
| 1907 | 126 | — | — | #172 |
| 1906 | 105 | — | — | #174 |
| 1905 | 121 | — | — | #165 |
| 1904 | 115 | — | — | #164 |
| 1903 | 110 | — | — | #159 |
| 1902 | 112 | — | — | #156 |
| 1901 | 101 | — | — | #154 |
| 1900 | 107 | — | — | #190 |
| 1899 | 94 | — | — | #161 |
| 1898 | 83 | — | — | #186 |
| 1897 | 78 | — | — | #194 |
| 1896 | 95 | — | — | #168 |
| 1895 | 92 | — | — | #169 |
| 1894 | 93 | — | — | #166 |
| 1893 | 75 | — | — | #194 |
| 1892 | 68 | — | — | #213 |
| 1891 | 80 | — | — | #161 |
| 1890 | 57 | — | — | #219 |
| 1889 | 59 | — | — | #217 |
| 1888 | 64 | — | — | #219 |
| 1887 | 43 | — | — | #244 |
| 1886 | 42 | — | — | #262 |
| 1885 | 54 | — | — | #221 |
| 1884 | 40 | — | — | #270 |
| 1883 | 26 | — | — | #324 |
| 1882 | 51 | — | — | #232 |
| 1881 | 39 | — | — | #253 |
| 1880 | 38 | — | — | #273 |