Meaning: Its source is clif tun, an Old English name meaning "Sloped settlement."

Nicknames: Cliff and Cliffie

Popularity: The name Clifton ranked 921st in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 279th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.