Clifton

English

"place on a cliff"

Clifton Origin and Meaning

The name Clifton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "place on a cliff".

A less-used cross between Clifford and Clinton.

Clifton Rank in US Top 1000

# 951 in the US

Clifton Popularity

• 636 Unique 2023

20 Names Similar to Clifton

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Clifton.

• Cliff
• Clifford
• Hortense
• Esmond
• Carlton
• Herman
• Hildegarde
• Clarke
• Chaplin
• Olivet
• Earl
• Cyril
• Aberdeen
• Mortimer
• Dudley
• Brigham
• Conway
• Doris
• Eliezer
• Clint

Famous People Named Clifton

• Clifton Geathers American football player
• Clifton Chenier American zydeco musician
• Clifton Collins Jr., American actor
• Clifton James American actor
• Clifton Parker English composer
• Clifton Sprague US Navy officer
• Clifton Sunada American judoka
• Clifton Webb American actor
• Clifton Williams American astronaut
• Clifton Phifer "Cliff" Lee American baseball player
• Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards American jazz singer

Clifton in Pop Culture

• Geoffrey Clifton from the movie "The English Patient"