Cliff vs Clifford

Side-by-side comparison of Cliff and Clifford - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Cliff

Boy name · Rank #3002

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Name B

Clifford

Boy name · Rank #1341

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Metric Cliff Clifford
Current Rank #3002 #1341
Total Births (all years) 9,307 188,249
Peak Year 1959 1925
Peak Year Births 310 3,424
Peak Decade 1960s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cliff Clifford
1880s 132 1,552
1890s 157 2,701
1900s 194 4,055
1910s 357 20,886
1920s 404 31,242
1930s 545 23,100
1940s 910 25,823
1950s 1,567 29,862
1960s 1,976 19,264
1970s 1,061 11,761
1980s 1,082 9,556
1990s 323 4,295
2000s 173 1,895
2010s 194 1,415
2020s 232 842

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cliff Clifford
2014 20 119
2015 17 147
2016 19 138
2017 24 160
2018 21 144
2019 26 153
2020 47 133
2021 29 150
2022 33 152
2023 39 125
2024 41 143
2025 43 139

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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