Clifford
Boy nameClifford has been given to 190,268 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1925.
Meaning & origin /ˈklɪfəɹd/
From Old English clif (“cliff”) + ford (“ford”), a dweller at the ford by the steep bank.
Origin: surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
190,268
Peak year
1925 (3,473 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -5%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Clifford
Clifford Shull
American physicist (1915–2001)
Cliff Burton
American bassist (1962–1986)
Cliff Robertson
American actor (1923–2011)
Clifford D. Simak
American writer, journalist (1904–1988)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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