Clifton

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Clifton is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Clifton Abraham, American and Canadian football player Clifton Bailey, Jamaican reggae musician, better known as Capleton Clifton Bloomfield, American serial killer Clifton R.

From Wikipedia

Clifton first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1975 with 1,214 babies (rank #186 that year). In 2024 it was given to 94 boys (rank #1,746). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Clifton

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Clifton yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

70,600

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

1,214

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Clifton

Clifton Webbfilm actor · b. 1889
Clifton Collinsfilm actor · b. 1970
Clifton Williamsaircraft pilot · b. 1932

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	38	#273
1881	39	#253
1882	51	#232
1883	26	#324
1884	40	#270
1885	54	#221
1886	42	#262
1887	43	#244
1888	64	#219
1889	59	#217
1890	57	#219
1891	80	#161
1892	68	#213
1893	75	#194
1894	93	#166
1895	92	#169
1896	95	#168
1897	78	#194
1898	83	#186
1899	94	#161
1900	107	#190
1901	101	#154
1902	112	#156
1903	110	#159
1904	115	#164
1905	121	#165
1906	105	#174
1907	126	#172
1908	143	#162
1909	157	#159
1910	178	#168
1911	206	#163
1912	404	#148
1913	497	#149
1914	616	#150
1915	820	#144
1916	770	#156
1917	794	#159
1918	934	#152
1919	885	#150
1920	910	#157
1921	932	#160
1922	887	#168
1923	900	#166
1924	847	#172
1925	891	#171
1926	884	#165
1927	919	#164
1928	781	#183
1929	781	#178
1930	755	#184
1931	697	#188
1932	739	#183
1933	733	#177
1934	666	#189
1935	648	#196
1936	640	#193
1937	669	#193
1938	648	#197
1939	662	#194
1940	643	#202
1941	675	#203
1942	793	#198
1943	857	#187
1944	765	#195
1945	722	#199
1946	802	#214
1947	965	#204
1948	944	#205
1949	982	#204
1950	1,024	#201
1951	955	#208
1952	942	#214
1953	960	#218
1954	1,038	#215
1955	982	#227
1956	998	#232
1957	1,057	#235
1958	999	#250
1959	926	#262
1960	873	#270
1961	868	#270
1962	855	#262
1963	789	#273
1964	836	#266
1965	685	#287
1966	696	#277
1967	665	#280
1968	683	#281
1969	665	#293
1970	672	#300
1971	643	#304
1972	623	#297
1973	556	#316
1974	753	#257
1975	1,214	#186
1976	871	#233
1977	828	#247
1978	863	#242
1979	782	#266
1980	804	#269
1981	788	#272
1982	718	#285
1983	609	#317
1984	644	#304
1985	643	#317
1986	609	#326
1987	552	#351
1988	518	#382
1989	506	#413
1990	440	#473
1991	411	#490
1992	355	#537
1993	311	#585
1994	267	#635
1995	249	#664
1996	232	#695
1997	221	#715
1998	240	#696
1999	215	#747
2000	232	#739
2001	201	#819
2002	163	#970
2003	173	#946
2004	159	#1,029
2005	156	#1,062
2006	146	#1,154
2007	154	#1,154
2008	131	#1,325
2009	132	#1,315
2010	107	#1,519
2011	112	#1,461
2012	130	#1,317
2013	110	#1,484
2014	119	#1,415
2015	112	#1,481
2016	90	#1,726
2017	110	#1,512
2018	102	#1,608
2019	103	#1,606
2020	112	#1,506
2021	91	#1,765
2022	78	#1,969
2023	105	#1,640
2024	94	#1,746