Clista vs Clifford

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

Name A

Clista

Girl name

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Name B

Clifford

Boy name · Rank #1340

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Metric Clista Clifford
Current Rank Unranked #1340
Total Births (all years) 267 188,109
Peak Year 1920 1925
Peak Year Births 15 3,424
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1898 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clista Clifford
1880ss — 1,552
1890ss 6 2,701
1900ss 5 4,055
1910ss 43 20,886
1920ss 64 31,242
1930ss 54 23,101
1940ss 30 25,822
1950ss 16 29,861
1960ss 20 19,263
1970ss 29 11,764
1980ss — 9,556
1990ss — 4,295
2000ss — 1,895
2010ss — 1,415
2020ss — 701

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clista Clifford
2014 — 119
2015 — 147
2016 — 138
2017 — 160
2018 — 144
2019 — 153
2020 — 133
2021 — 150
2022 — 152
2023 — 124
2024 — 142

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, 1898–1978.

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