Cline vs Clifford

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

Name A

Cline

Boy name

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Name B

Clifford

Boy name · Rank #1352

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Metric Cline Clifford
Current Rank Unranked #1352
Total Births (all years) 857 188,249
Peak Year 1932 1925
Peak Year Births 29 3,424
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1894 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cline Clifford
1880s - 1,552
1890s 5 2,701
1900s 17 4,055
1910s 152 20,886
1920s 184 31,242
1930s 163 23,100
1940s 125 25,823
1950s 90 29,862
1960s 43 19,264
1970s 13 11,761
1980s 5 9,556
1990s - 4,295
2000s 24 1,895
2010s 24 1,415
2020s 12 842

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cline Clifford
2014 5 119
2015 8 147
2016 - 138
2017 - 160
2018 - 144
2019 - 153
2020 6 133
2021 - 150
2022 6 152
2023 - 125
2024 - 143
2025 - 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, 1894–2022.

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