Cliffton comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Place near a cliff".
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How popular is Cliffton?
1982peak year
Cliffton has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #11434), with about 6 babies named Cliffton each year. In 1982, 67 babies received the name (ranked #1118). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 1,866.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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