Gender
Male
Origin
- English
- From the farm near the cliff
Pronunciation
c-lif-ton, cl(i)-fton
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1975 (rank #186, 1,215 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1906, 82 births)
- Girls: peak in 1970 (rank #4245, 13 births); most recent 1988 (rank #8381, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82 | – |
| 2024 | 94 | – |
| 2023 | 105 | – |
| 2022 | 78 | – |
| 2021 | 91 | – |
| 2020 | 112 | – |
| 2019 | 103 | – |
| 2018 | 102 | – |
| 2017 | 110 | – |
| 2016 | 90 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #2338, 4 births); most recent 2020 (rank #4602, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1990 (rank #1761, 6 births); most recent 2004 (rank #4096, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)