Recorded 1885–1954 Girls' name Peak 1916 343 births

Cliffie — girls' name

343 babies named Cliffie in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s411900s441910s981920s771930s481940s231950s7
1910s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Cliffie was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

15 babies were named Cliffie in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cliffie

The Social Security Administration has registered 343 babies named Cliffie between 1885 and 1954, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cliffie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cliffie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Cliffie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Cliffie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cliffie 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 343 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.

Cliffie at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

343

Since 1885

70 years of records

Peak year

1916

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1885

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 1954

Cliffie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1885

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1916)
15
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
05101520 195419371929192319171911190218931885 5

Cliffie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
98 births that decade — 29% of Cliffie's all-time total
1880s51890s411900s441910s981920s771930s481940s231950s7

Cliffie by state

Where Cliffie concentrates geographically — total births since 1885

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Cliffie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
7 2.0%
#2 Tennessee
5 1.5%
Alabama share of Cliffie's total US births 2.0%
Even split

7 of 343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cliffie?
343 babies have been named Cliffie since 1885. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1916 with 15 births.
When was Cliffie most popular?
Cliffie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Cliffie most popular?
The top states for the name Cliffie are Alabama (7 births), Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Cliffie been used?
Cliffie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 70 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Cliffie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clifford, Clio, Climmie, Clinton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1885–1954 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.