Clifford
An English place name and surname, “ford by a cliff.”
1925peak year
No. 57best rank (1909)
190,268babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Clifford appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 65 different years between 1882 and 1952. Its biggest year was 1925, when 3,424 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 59 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1909, at No. 57. All told, 190,268 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,552 | No. 87 |
| 1890s | 2,701 | No. 62 |
| 1900s | 4,055 | No. 57 |
| 1910s | 20,886 | No. 59 |
| 1920s | 31,242 | No. 59 |
| 1930s | 23,100 | No. 73 |
| 1940s | 25,823 | No. 94 |
| 1950s | 29,862 | No. 99 |
| 1960s | 19,264 | No. 141 |
| 1970s | 11,761 | No. 176 |
| 1980s | 9,556 | No. 202 |
| 1990s | 4,295 | No. 346 |
| 2000s | 1,895 | No. 730 |
| 2010s | 1,415 | No. 1170 |
| 2020s | 842 | No. 1267 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.