Boys' name · since 1917

Cliffard

Cliffard has 142 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1931 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#15,109 of 45,481
all-time among boys
142
born since 1917
1930s
peak decade

Cliffard sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 142 recorded since 1917.

Cliffard has 142 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1967.

  • #15,109 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 142 born since 1917
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cliffard ranks #15,109 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 142 born since 1917, peaking in the 1930s.

#15,109 of 45,481
all-time among boys
142
born since 1917
1930s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cliffard's 142 recorded births place it above 66.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cliffard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Cliffard splits its recorded history at 1932: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1931 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Cliffard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1967

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1931)
10
Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
4681012 19171922192819311935194319481967 5

Cliffard by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (43 births, 30% of the file).

1930s was Cliffard's strongest decade.

43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Cliffard births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 43 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cliffard? ▼
Cliffard has been given to 142 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #15,109 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1967. 10 babies were born in 1931, its single highest year.
Where does Cliffard sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cliffard ranks #15,109 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cliffard most popular? ▼
Cliffard was most popular in the 1930s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Cliffard been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Cliffard since 1917 -- 51 years through the most recent 1967 data.
What names are similar to Cliffard? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clifford, Clinton, Clifton, Clint, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Cliffard's data

  • Cliffard's decade-level peak was the 1930s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Cliffard

Nearby Names Like Cliffard

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cliffard

Clifford Boy
#1352 188,249 births
Clinton Boy
#1729 97,567 births
Clifton Boy
#1908 70,249 births
Clint Boy
#2365 32,731 births
Cliff Boy
#2885 9,307 births

Compare Cliffard side by side: Cliffard vs Clifford Cliffard vs Clinton Cliffard vs Clifton

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Hitoshi
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Wataru
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Day #10788
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Lesslie
142 births · Peak 1924

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cliffard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–1967 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cliffard draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.