Clifford
Last seen for girls in 1991 at #10,271 · #1,352 for boys in 2025, 139 births
Given to boys 98.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1909 · 536 births
- Debut · boys
- 127 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 65 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 188,249since 1880
Clifford over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,352 | 139 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,341 | 143 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,449 | 125 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,269 | 152 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,267 | 150 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,343 | 133 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,234 | 153 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,276 | 144 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,170 | 160 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,310 | 138 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,239 | 147 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,414 | 119 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,261 | 138 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,273 | 138 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,271 | 135 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,232 | 143 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,241 | 144 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,119 | 163 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,038 | 181 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,067 | 168 | |
| 2005 | — | #925 | 190 | |
| 2004 | — | #827 | 215 | |
| 2003 | — | #936 | 175 | |
| 2002 | — | #842 | 197 | |
| 2001 | — | #730 | 238 | |
| 2000 | — | #753 | 224 | |
| 1999 | — | #620 | 293 | |
| 1998 | — | #654 | 267 | |
| 1997 | — | #573 | 323 | |
| 1996 | — | #538 | 356 | |
| 1995 | — | #534 | 357 | |
| 1994 | — | #506 | 402 | |
| 1993 | — | #455 | 475 | |
| 1992 | — | #416 | 538 | |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #388 | 584 |
| 1990 | — | #346 | 700 | |
| 1989 | — | #309 | 774 | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #298 | 764 |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #286 | 754 |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #257 | 866 |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 | #252 | 894 |
| 1984 | #5,539 | 12 | #225 | 997 |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 | #228 | 974 |
| 1982 | #6,888 | 9 | #212 | 1,141 |
| 1981 | #4,963 | 14 | #210 | 1,178 |
| 1980 | #4,978 | 14 | #202 | 1,214 |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | #220 | 1,045 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #217 | 1,001 |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #224 | 972 |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #205 | 1,065 |
| 1975 | #6,484 | 8 | #199 | 1,123 |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #193 | 1,149 |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #193 | 1,174 |
| 1972 | #4,091 | 14 | #186 | 1,268 |
| 1971 | #3,266 | 20 | #185 | 1,382 |
| 1970 | #5,061 | 10 | #176 | 1,582 |
| 1969 | #3,318 | 17 | #184 | 1,505 |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #167 | 1,608 |
| 1967 | #3,340 | 15 | #174 | 1,513 |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | #169 | 1,612 |
| 1965 | #4,494 | 9 | #163 | 1,821 |
| 1964 | #3,692 | 13 | #161 | 2,019 |
| 1963 | #3,066 | 17 | #150 | 2,198 |
| 1962 | #4,263 | 10 | #150 | 2,184 |
| 1961 | #3,318 | 15 | #149 | 2,340 |
| 1960 | #2,729 | 20 | #141 | 2,464 |
| 1959 | #3,104 | 15 | #139 | 2,536 |
| 1958 | #3,925 | 10 | #128 | 2,812 |
| 1957 | #2,727 | 18 | #130 | 2,893 |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 | #122 | 2,911 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #118 | 2,995 |
| 1954 | #2,240 | 23 | #112 | 3,141 |
| 1953 | #2,921 | 14 | #102 | 3,157 |
| 1952 | #2,126 | 23 | #99 | 3,317 |
| 1951 | #2,391 | 18 | #101 | 3,160 |
| 1950 | #3,423 | 10 | #100 | 2,940 |
| 1949 | #3,612 | 9 | #103 | 2,898 |
| 1948 | #2,491 | 16 | #105 | 2,793 |
| 1947 | #2,448 | 17 | #101 | 2,990 |
| 1946 | #2,482 | 15 | #100 | 2,616 |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 | #99 | 2,384 |
| 1944 | #2,096 | 17 | #99 | 2,394 |
| 1943 | #1,994 | 19 | #94 | 2,667 |
| 1942 | #1,981 | 19 | #95 | 2,533 |
| 1941 | #1,954 | 18 | #94 | 2,363 |
| 1940 | #2,572 | 11 | #94 | 2,185 |
| 1939 | #1,638 | 22 | #88 | 2,290 |
| 1938 | #2,113 | 15 | #89 | 2,277 |
| 1937 | #1,845 | 18 | #90 | 2,229 |
| 1936 | #1,640 | 21 | #90 | 2,132 |
| 1935 | #1,845 | 18 | #88 | 2,265 |
| 1934 | #1,834 | 18 | #85 | 2,315 |
| 1933 | #1,400 | 27 | #86 | 2,158 |
| 1932 | #1,382 | 29 | #84 | 2,286 |
| 1931 | #1,375 | 29 | #75 | 2,452 |
| 1930 | #1,274 | 35 | #73 | 2,696 |
| 1929 | #1,119 | 43 | #72 | 2,669 |
| 1928 | #1,115 | 46 | #68 | 2,862 |
| 1927 | #1,233 | 40 | #65 | 3,031 |
| 1926 | #1,069 | 49 | #62 | 3,190 |
| 1925 | #1,089 | 49 | #59 | 3,424 |
| 1924 | #1,279 | 39 | #64 | 3,250 |
| 1923 | #1,350 | 34 | #65 | 3,106 |
| 1922 | #1,168 | 43 | #63 | 3,157 |
| 1921 | #1,115 | 47 | #62 | 3,262 |
| 1920 | #980 | 56 | #59 | 3,291 |
| 1919 | #1,000 | 52 | #60 | 3,040 |
| 1918 | #1,203 | 39 | #60 | 3,299 |
| 1917 | #904 | 58 | #59 | 2,969 |
| 1916 | #915 | 55 | #61 | 2,767 |
| 1915 | #1,285 | 30 | #61 | 2,741 |
| 1914 | #1,034 | 33 | #62 | 1,960 |
| 1913 | #1,091 | 25 | #68 | 1,520 |
| 1912 | #1,003 | 26 | #62 | 1,345 |
| 1911 | #898 | 23 | #62 | 694 |
| 1910 | #970 | 20 | #66 | 551 |
| 1909 | #684 | 34 | #57 | 536 |
| 1908 | #1,135 | 13 | #58 | 515 |
| 1907 | #1,142 | 12 | #65 | 445 |
| 1906 | #917 | 16 | #63 | 413 |
| 1905 | #1,538 | 7 | #61 | 420 |
| 1904 | #938 | 15 | #66 | 361 |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | #61 | 348 |
| 1902 | #734 | 22 | #71 | 326 |
| 1901 | #961 | 12 | #69 | 282 |
| 1900 | #970 | 15 | #66 | 409 |
| 1899 | #1,181 | 8 | #62 | 297 |
| 1898 | #1,171 | 9 | #67 | 317 |
| 1897 | #1,037 | 10 | #68 | 285 |
| 1896 | #950 | 12 | #66 | 311 |
| 1895 | #746 | 18 | #72 | 272 |
| 1894 | #1,237 | 7 | #65 | 307 |
| 1893 | #662 | 19 | #71 | 269 |
| 1892 | #762 | 15 | #80 | 240 |
| 1891 | #893 | 10 | #81 | 196 |
| 1890 | #791 | 12 | #83 | 207 |
| 1889 | #724 | 13 | #87 | 202 |
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | #92 | 194 |
| 1887 | #860 | 8 | #91 | 165 |
| 1886 | #828 | 8 | #95 | 172 |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | #104 | 139 |
| 1884 | #851 | 7 | #102 | 150 |
| 1883 | #579 | 11 | #100 | 138 |
| 1882 | #908 | 5 | #94 | 155 |
| 1881 | #623 | 8 | #112 | 110 |
| 1880 | #738 | 6 | #107 | 127 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Clifford was already there! It came in at #107, and was given to 127 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1885, when fewer than 160 boys a year got the name.
Where Clifford is popular in 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Alaska#116 · 1 in 556
- Montana#119 · 1 in 685
- Hawaii#127 · 1 in 577
- Washington#139 · 1 in 956
- West Virginia#144 · 1 in 1,051
Best ever in a state: #8 in Idaho, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #116 | 6 | 1 in 556 |
| Montana | #119 | 8 | 1 in 685 |
| Hawaii | #127 | 11 | 1 in 577 |
| Washington | #139 | 28 | 1 in 956 |
| West Virginia | #144 | 13 | 1 in 1,051 |
| Oklahoma | #151 | 19 | 1 in 1,045 |
| Kentucky | #158 | 22 | 1 in 1,241 |
| Georgia | #160 | 42 | 1 in 899 |
| Maine | #163 | 5 | 1 in 1,359 |
| Florida | #169 | 54 | 1 in 945 |
| Tennessee | #169 | 28 | 1 in 1,141 |
| Alabama | #171 | 26 | 1 in 992 |
| Ohio | #172 | 53 | 1 in 1,454 |
| Massachusetts | #179 | 19 | 1 in 1,745 |
| South Carolina | #182 | 21 | 1 in 974 |
| Missouri | #189 | 22 | 1 in 1,589 |
| Kansas | #191 | 11 | 1 in 1,416 |
| Oregon | #191 | 12 | 1 in 1,509 |
| Michigan | #193 | 38 | 1 in 1,691 |
| Minnesota | #195 | 14 | 1 in 2,105 |
| Pennsylvania | #195 | 40 | 1 in 1,834 |
| Connecticut | #199 | 10 | 1 in 1,645 |
| Iowa | #199 | 10 | 1 in 2,108 |
| Arkansas | #202 | 11 | 1 in 1,340 |
| Indiana | #206 | 20 | 1 in 1,965 |
| Virginia | #208 | 21 | 1 in 1,525 |
| Maryland | #217 | 13 | 1 in 1,642 |
| New Jersey | #219 | 25 | 1 in 1,655 |
| Arizona | #222 | 15 | 1 in 1,265 |
| Idaho | #226 | 5 | 1 in 1,593 |
| Nebraska | #233 | 5 | 1 in 2,320 |
| Wisconsin | #234 | 12 | 1 in 2,677 |
| California | #243 | 102 | 1 in 1,656 |
| North Carolina | #243 | 21 | 1 in 1,770 |
| Louisiana | #246 | 22 | 1 in 1,502 |
| Colorado | #249 | 10 | 1 in 2,013 |
| District of Columbia | #249 | 5 | 1 in 1,534 |
| Texas | #252 | 74 | 1 in 1,556 |
| Utah | #253 | 8 | 1 in 2,234 |
| New York | #258 | 55 | 1 in 2,005 |
| Illinois | #277 | 35 | 1 in 2,268 |
| Mississippi | #292 | 9 | 1 in 2,051 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Clifford
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 11 spots since 2024 (#1,341 → #1,352)
- 9 spots since 2020 (#1,343 → #1,352)
- 113 spots since 2015 (#1,239 → #1,352)
- Biggest jump: 109 spots in 2004 (#936 → #827)
- Biggest drop: 142 spots in 2006 (#925 → #1,067)
Rise & fade · boys
29 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1909 at #57 (536 births)
- Births halved by 1998, 89 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 65 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 65 yrs · run 1886–1946
- Top 1,000: 126 yrs · run 1880–2005
Share of babies · boys
1 in 300
- Highest: 1 in 300 boys born in 1908 were named Clifford (0.33%)
- Latest: 1 in 12,288 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #57 in 1909, was only 1 in 306 (0.33%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 16.6% of all boys named Clifford (31,242) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,552 | #87 (1889) | #98 |
| 1890s | 2,701 | #62 (1899) | #72 |
| 1900s | 4,055 | #57 (1909) | #64 |
| 1910s | 20,886 | #59 (1917) | #62 |
| 1920s | 31,242 | #59 (1925) | #64 |
| 1930s | 23,100 | #73 (1930) | #85 |
| 1940s | 25,823 | #94 (1943) | #98 |
| 1950s | 29,862 | #99 (1952) | #115 |
| 1960s | 19,264 | #141 (1960) | #161 |
| 1970s | 11,761 | #176 (1970) | #200 |
| 1980s | 9,556 | #202 (1980) | #248 |
| 1990s | 4,295 | #346 (1990) | #503 |
| 2000s | 1,895 | #730 (2001) | #948 |
| 2010s | 1,415 | #1,170 (2017) | #1,268 |
| 2020s | 842 | #1,267 (2021) | #1,337 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Clifford in 1978
girls
#5,958
10 births · 1 in 153,186 girls
boys
#217
1,001 births · 1 in 1,640 boys
Top girls' names in 1978
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 153,186 of them was named Clifford, which outranked 48.1% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Clifford
- #5,563Yaisa11
- #5,563Yaminah11
- #5,563Zipporah11
- #5,958Clifford10
- #5,958Aaryn10
- #5,958Abraham10
- #5,958Adora10
- #6,385Abagail9
- #6,385Adenike9
- #6,385Aditi9
Tied with 426 names at #5,958; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 1,640 of them was named Clifford, which outranked 96.8% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Clifford
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.