Clifford

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Clifford is a given name of Old English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 190,128 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 188,109 as boys and 2,019 as girls. Clifford gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1925 and has since declined significantly. It is the #406 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 142
2023 124
2022 152
2021 150
2020 133
2019 153
2018 144
2017 160
2016 138
2015 147
2014 119
2013 138
2012 138
2011 135
2010 143
2009 144
2008 163
2007 181
2006 168
2005 190
2004 215
2003 175
2002 197
2001 238
2000 224
1999 293
1998 267
1997 323
1996 356
1995 357
1994 402
1993 475
1992 538
1991 591
1990 700
1989 774
1988 770
1987 763
1986 875
1985 903
1984 1,009
1983 986
1982 1,150
1981 1,192
1980 1,228
1979 1,053
1978 1,012
1977 979
1976 1,071
1975 1,132
1974 1,154
1973 1,180
1972 1,282
1971 1,402
1970 1,592
1969 1,523
1968 1,614
1967 1,528
1966 1,619
1965 1,830
1964 2,032
1963 2,215
1962 2,193
1961 2,356
1960 2,483
1959 2,551
1958 2,820
1957 2,911
1956 2,922
1955 3,005
1954 3,164
1953 3,171
1952 3,340
1951 3,178
1950 2,951
1949 2,907
1948 2,809
1947 3,007
1946 2,631
1945 2,394
1944 2,411
1943 2,685
1942 2,552
1941 2,381
1940 2,196
1939 2,313
1938 2,291
1937 2,248
1936 2,153
1935 2,283
1934 2,333
1933 2,185
1932 2,315
1931 2,480
1930 2,732
1929 2,712
1928 2,908
1927 3,071
1926 3,239
1925 3,473
1924 3,289
1923 3,140
1922 3,200
1921 3,309
1920 3,347
1919 3,092
1918 3,338
1917 3,027
1916 2,822
1915 2,771
1914 1,993
1913 1,545
1912 1,371
1911 717
1910 571
1909 570
1908 528
1907 457
1906 429
1905 427
1904 376
1903 357
1902 348
1901 294
1900 424
1899 305
1898 326
1897 295
1896 323
1895 290
1894 314
1893 288
1892 255
1891 206
1890 219
1889 215
1888 201
1887 173
1886 180
1885 144
1884 157
1883 149
1882 160
1881 118
1880 133