—2024 rank
1975peak year
68,261babies named Clifton since 1880
▼ 9%5-year trend
Clifton popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Clifton mean?
From an Old English place name meaning 'cliff town' or 'settlement by the cliff', from clif 'cliff' and tun 'settlement'.
OriginOld English
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylevintage, classic
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Famous Cliftons
- Clifton Webb, actor
Spellings & variants
CliffCliffton
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