Fun Facts About the Name Cliffton
- More than 1 thousand babies named Cliffton: U.S. records list 1,872 babies given the name Cliffton from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Cliffton Mean?
Cliffton is a spelling variant of Clifton, an English name meaning "settlement by a cliff" or "town by a cliff." The first element is Old English clif, meaning "cliff, steep bank, or slope." The second is Old English tūn, meaning "enclosure, farmstead, or settlement"; in place names it commonly developed the sense "town" or "village." Put together, the name literally describes a settlement situated at or near a cliff. The double f in Cliffton does not change the meaning or the basic pronunciation; it is an altered spelling of the same name. The name is English in origin, and it is used as a personal name mainly in English-speaking countries.
Cliffton Name History & Origins
The source of Cliffton is the English place name and surname Clifton. Clifton is a habitational name: it was given to people who came from one of the several English villages or estates called Clifton. Such places are found in counties including Nottinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Gloucestershire, and Cumberland. The place names belong to a common Old English type formed from clif + tūn, and they would originally have referred to a farmstead or settlement on or near a cliff or steep bank.
From these place names came the surname Clifton, which is recorded in medieval England. Clifton also became a given name, and it is used alongside the surname. Cliffton is a less common spelling of that given name; the extra f makes it a variant form of Clifton rather than a separate name with its own root or meaning.
How Popular is the Name Cliffton?
Cliffton has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1982. Its best rank was #1,104 in 1977.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,932 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #12,647 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #11,048 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #12,398 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #12,521 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #8,287 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #12,653 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #10,988 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #10,934 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #4,731 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #9,845 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #7,653 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #12,636 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #9,881 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #8,422 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #8,433 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #6,695 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #7,528 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #7,209 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #5,047 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #5,613 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #8,618 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #4,329 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #4,430 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #3,498 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1998 | #4,235 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #3,084 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #3,849 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #3,889 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #3,776 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1993 | #3,388 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1992 | #2,925 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1991 | #3,346 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #2,501 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1989 | #1,861 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 1988 | #1,823 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1987 | #1,900 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1986 | #1,597 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 1985 | #1,393 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 1984 | #1,447 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 1983 | #1,541 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1982 | #1,118 | 67 | 0.0037% |
| 1981 | #1,200 | 58 | 0.0032% |
| 1980 | #1,180 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 1979 | #1,193 | 58 | 0.0034% |
| 1978 | #1,188 | 56 | 0.0034% |
| 1977 | #1,104 | 62 | 0.0038% |
| 1976 | #1,335 | 44 | 0.0028% |
| 1975 | #1,231 | 48 | 0.0031% |
| 1974 | #1,231 | 46 | 0.0029% |
| 1973 | #1,828 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1972 | #1,829 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1971 | #1,677 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1970 | #1,898 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1969 | #1,648 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1968 | #1,971 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1967 | #1,820 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1966 | #2,238 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #1,869 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1964 | #1,465 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1963 | #1,665 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1962 | #1,675 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1961 | #1,785 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1960 | #2,444 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #1,874 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1958 | #1,852 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1957 | #1,681 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1956 | #1,302 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 1955 | #2,065 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1954 | #2,334 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1953 | #2,303 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #1,816 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1951 | #2,155 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1950 | #1,953 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1949 | #2,248 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1948 | #2,474 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1947 | #3,132 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #1,775 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1943 | #3,002 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1941 | #2,229 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1940 | #2,511 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1939 | #3,174 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #3,642 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #2,563 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1932 | #3,446 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #3,868 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #3,419 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1927 | #3,211 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1925 | #4,320 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1924 | #3,964 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1923 | #3,902 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #3,304 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1921 | #3,950 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #3,164 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1917 | #3,629 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1916 | #3,239 | 7 | 0.0008% |
| 1915 | #3,148 | 7 | 0.0008% |
| 1914 | #2,983 | 6 | 0.0009% |
| 1912 | #2,621 | 5 | 0.0012% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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