Clif — boys' name

What the Data Says About Clif

The Social Security Administration has registered 199 babies named Clif between 1945 and 1981, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clif currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Clif performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Clif shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Clif in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 199 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.