Clifton Name Popularity

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How popular is Clifton?

Ranking 1,602nd in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Clifton is uncommon.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Clifton has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #144 in 1915.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1975 with 1,215 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Clifton in any given year was 26 in 1883.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Clifton occurred roughly during the years 1886-1891, 1897-1900, 1906-1915, 1944-1947, and 1972-1975, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1980-1983, 1987-1994, and 1998-2002.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

How popular will Clifton be?

Clifton's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Clifton has remained about the same.

The name Clifton is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Clifton has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Clifton (Girl)		Clifton (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	102	1,602
2017		< 5	--	110	1,507
2016		< 5	--	90	1,721
2015		< 5	--	110	1,502
2014		< 5	--	119	1,411
2013		< 5	--	110	1,483
2012		< 5	--	129	1,320
2011		< 5	--	112	1,460
2010		< 5	--	107	1,517
2009		< 5	--	132	1,315
2008		< 5	--	131	1,323
2007		< 5	--	154	1,154
2006		< 5	--	146	1,153
2005		< 5	--	156	1,062
2004		< 5	--	159	1,029
2003		< 5	--	173	944
2002		< 5	--	163	970
2001		< 5	--	201	819
2000		< 5	--	232	739
1999		< 5	--	215	747
1998		< 5	--	240	696
1997		< 5	--	221	715
1996		< 5	--	232	695
1995		< 5	--	249	664
1994		< 5	--	267	635
1993		< 5	--	311	585
1992		< 5	--	355	537
1991		< 5	--	411	490
1990		< 5	--	440	472
1989		< 5	--	506	413
1988		8	8,537	518	382
1987		5	11,655	552	352
1986		< 5	--	609	326
1985		8	7,717	643	317
1984		6	9,361	644	304
1983		6	9,258	610	317
1982		< 5	--	719	285
1981		6	9,341	787	272
1980		< 5	--	804	269
1979		11	5,817	783	266
1978		7	7,770	868	241
1977		11	5,582	828	247
1976		11	5,277	871	233
1975		10	5,605	1,215	186
1974		10	5,418	751	258
1973		< 5	--	556	316
1972		5	8,501	623	298
1971		6	7,553	643	304
1970		13	4,273	672	300
1969		9	5,109	666	292
1968		< 5	--	684	281
1967		7	5,561	665	280
1966		5	6,745	695	277
1965		< 5	--	686	287
1964		6	6,121	836	266
1963		9	4,600	789	273
1962		< 5	--	855	262
1961		6	5,947	870	270
1960		5	6,519	870	271
1959		7	5,118	926	262
1958		6	5,527	999	250
1957		< 5	--	1,053	235
1956		< 5	--	1,000	232
1955		6	5,318	978	227
1954		< 5	--	1,041	215
1953		< 5	--	959	218
1952		< 5	--	942	214
1951		< 5	--	954	209
1950		< 5	--	1,024	201
1949		< 5	--	982	204
1948		< 5	--	944	205
1947		8	4,050	965	204
1946		7	4,069	802	214
1945		7	3,727	722	199
1944		6	4,152	765	195
1943		7	3,872	857	187
1942		11	2,850	793	198
1941		< 5	--	675	203
1940		8	3,265	642	202
1939		< 5	--	662	194
1938		< 5	--	649	197
1937		< 5	--	668	193
1936		7	3,431	638	193
1935		< 5	--	649	196
1934		5	4,398	665	189
1933		8	3,162	733	177
1932		6	3,983	738	183
1931		7	3,552	698	188
1930		5	4,678	755	184
1929		10	2,958	780	178
1928		6	4,284	781	183
1927		9	3,337	920	164
1926		8	3,628	884	165
1925		< 5	--	892	171
1924		6	4,562	847	172
1923		10	3,171	900	166
1922		11	2,995	887	168
1921		7	4,101	932	160
1920		11	2,942	910	156
1919		9	3,256	885	150
1918		10	3,069	934	152
1917		12	2,586	793	159
1916		5	4,547	771	156
1915		7	3,502	820	144
1914		8	2,679	616	150
1913		10	2,055	497	149
1912		< 5	--	404	148
1911		5	2,543	206	163
1910		6	2,194	178	168
1909		< 5	--	157	159
1908		5	2,179	143	162
1907		< 5	--	126	172
1906		< 5	--	105	174
1905		< 5	--	121	165
1904		< 5	--	115	164
1903		< 5	--	110	159
1902		< 5	--	112	156
1901		< 5	--	101	154
1900		< 5	--	107	190
1899		< 5	--	94	161
1898		< 5	--	83	186
1897		< 5	--	78	194
1896		< 5	--	95	168
1895		< 5	--	92	169
1894		< 5	--	93	166
1893		< 5	--	75	194
1892		< 5	--	68	213
1891		< 5	--	80	161
1890		< 5	--	57	219
1889		< 5	--	59	217
1888		< 5	--	64	219
1887		< 5	--	43	244
1886		< 5	--	42	262
1885		< 5	--	54	221
1884		< 5	--	40	270
1883		< 5	--	26	324
1882		< 5	--	51	232
1881		< 5	--	39	253
1880		< 5	--	38	273

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.