Is Clifton a boy or girl name?
Clifton is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 94 boys were named Clifton, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 70,600 US babies named Clifton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,746
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Clifton since 1880
- 70,600
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 1,224 babies
Boys and girls named Clifton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 456 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 815 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,197 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1910s | 6,104 | 72 | 1.2% |
| 1920s | 8,732 | 78 | 0.9% |
| 1930s | 6,857 | 38 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 8,148 | 54 | 0.7% |
| 1950s | 9,881 | 19 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 7,615 | 47 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 7,805 | 84 | 1.1% |
| 1980s | 6,391 | 39 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 2,941 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,647 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,095 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 480 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 94 | #1,746 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 105 | #1,640 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 78 | #1,969 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 91 | #1,765 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 112 | #1,506 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 103 | #1,606 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 102 | #1,608 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 110 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 90 | #1,726 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 112 | #1,481 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 119 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 110 | #1,484 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 130 | #1,317 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 112 | #1,461 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 107 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 132 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 131 | #1,325 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 154 | #1,154 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 146 | #1,154 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 156 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 159 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 173 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 163 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 201 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 232 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 215 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 240 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 221 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 232 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 249 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 267 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 311 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 355 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 411 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 440 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 506 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 518 | #382 | 8 | #8,544 |
| 1987 | 552 | #351 | 5 | #11,661 |
| 1986 | 609 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 643 | #317 | 8 | #7,719 |
| 1984 | 644 | #304 | 6 | #9,367 |
| 1983 | 609 | #317 | 6 | #9,258 |
| 1982 | 718 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 788 | #272 | 6 | #9,346 |
| 1980 | 804 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 782 | #266 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1978 | 863 | #242 | 7 | #7,772 |
| 1977 | 828 | #247 | 11 | #5,583 |
| 1976 | 871 | #233 | 11 | #5,277 |
| 1975 | 1,214 | #186 | 10 | #5,607 |
| 1974 | 753 | #257 | 10 | #5,420 |
| 1973 | 556 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 623 | #297 | 5 | #8,502 |
| 1971 | 643 | #304 | 6 | #7,555 |
| 1970 | 672 | #300 | 13 | #4,272 |
| 1969 | 665 | #293 | 9 | #5,113 |
| 1968 | 683 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 665 | #280 | 7 | #5,562 |
| 1966 | 696 | #277 | 5 | #6,748 |
| 1965 | 685 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 836 | #266 | 6 | #6,126 |
| 1963 | 789 | #273 | 9 | #4,597 |
| 1962 | 855 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 868 | #270 | 6 | #5,952 |
| 1960 | 873 | #270 | 5 | #6,519 |
| 1959 | 926 | #262 | 7 | #5,123 |
| 1958 | 999 | #250 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1957 | 1,057 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 998 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 982 | #227 | 6 | #5,319 |
| 1954 | 1,038 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 960 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 942 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 955 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 1,024 | #201 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 982 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 944 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 965 | #204 | 8 | #4,050 |
| 1946 | 802 | #214 | 7 | #4,069 |
| 1945 | 722 | #199 | 7 | #3,727 |
| 1944 | 765 | #195 | 6 | #4,150 |
| 1943 | 857 | #187 | 7 | #3,872 |
| 1942 | 793 | #198 | 11 | #2,852 |
| 1941 | 675 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 643 | #202 | 8 | #3,266 |
| 1939 | 662 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 648 | #197 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 669 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 640 | #193 | 7 | #3,431 |
| 1935 | 648 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 666 | #189 | 5 | #4,398 |
| 1933 | 733 | #177 | 8 | #3,162 |
| 1932 | 739 | #183 | 6 | #3,983 |
| 1931 | 697 | #188 | 7 | #3,552 |
| 1930 | 755 | #184 | 5 | #4,679 |
| 1929 | 781 | #178 | 10 | #2,958 |
| 1928 | 781 | #183 | 6 | #4,283 |
| 1927 | 919 | #164 | 9 | #3,336 |
| 1926 | 884 | #165 | 8 | #3,629 |
| 1925 | 891 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 847 | #172 | 6 | #4,562 |
| 1923 | 900 | #166 | 10 | #3,170 |
| 1922 | 887 | #168 | 11 | #2,996 |
| 1921 | 932 | #160 | 7 | #4,101 |
| 1920 | 910 | #157 | 11 | #2,942 |
| 1919 | 885 | #150 | 9 | #3,256 |
| 1918 | 934 | #152 | 10 | #3,069 |
| 1917 | 794 | #159 | 12 | #2,586 |
| 1916 | 770 | #156 | 5 | #4,547 |
| 1915 | 820 | #144 | 7 | #3,502 |
| 1914 | 616 | #150 | 8 | #2,679 |
| 1913 | 497 | #149 | 10 | #2,055 |
| 1912 | 404 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 206 | #163 | 5 | #2,543 |
| 1910 | 178 | #168 | 6 | #2,194 |
| 1909 | 157 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 143 | #162 | 5 | #2,179 |
| 1907 | 126 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 105 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 121 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 115 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 110 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 112 | #156 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 101 | #154 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 107 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 94 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 83 | #186 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 78 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 95 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 92 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 93 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 75 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 68 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 80 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 57 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 59 | #217 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 64 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 43 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 42 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 54 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 40 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 26 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 51 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 39 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 38 | #273 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Clifton reached #144 in 1915. As a girl name, it reached #2,055 in 1913. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Clifton
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.