Infographic of Clifford name meaning, which is “The dweller near the ford by the cliff.” Based on the Anglo-Saxon clif (a cliff) and ford (a shallow place in a stream).
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Clifford Name Popularity

How popular is the name Clifford? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 517 0.1468%
1911 — 680 0.1826%
1912 — 1,326 0.2629%
1913 — 1,505 0.2654%
1914 — 1,940 0.2784%
1915 — 2,728 0.3003%
1916 — 2,753 0.285%
1917 — 2,959 0.2958%
1918 — 3,288 0.3064%
1919 — 3,037 0.29%
1920 — 3,289 0.2958%
1921 — 3,252 0.284%
1922 — 3,151 0.2828%
1923 — 3,095 0.2763%
1924 — 3,241 0.2791%
1925 — 3,417 0.3023%
1926 — 3,186 0.2897%
1927 — 3,021 0.2729%
1928 — 2,852 0.2665%
1929 — 2,670 0.2578%
1930 — 2,681 0.2567%
1931 — 2,438 0.247%
1932 — 2,285 0.2313%
1933 — 2,150 0.2308%
1934 — 2,306 0.2385%
1935 — 2,250 0.2315%
1936 — 2,124 0.2205%
1937 — 2,218 0.2251%
1938 — 2,268 0.2215%
1939 — 2,290 0.2251%
1940 — 2,174 0.2045%
1941 — 2,362 0.2099%
1942 — 2,529 0.2003%
1943 — 2,660 0.2038%
1944 — 2,389 0.1928%
1945 — 2,379 0.1951%
1946 — 2,613 0.1771%
1947 — 2,985 0.1788%
1948 — 2,786 0.1745%
1949 — 2,898 0.1802%
1950 — 2,936 0.1823%
1951 — 3,160 0.1864%
1952 — 3,313 0.1898%
1953 — 3,149 0.1779%
1954 — 3,141 0.1718%
1955 — 2,987 0.1624%
1956 — 2,903 0.1537%
1957 — 2,879 0.1496%
1958 — 2,809 0.1486%
1959 — 2,529 0.1331%
1960 — 2,463 0.13%
1961 — 2,322 0.123%
1962 — 2,180 0.1187%
1963 — 2,196 0.1223%
1964 — 2,010 0.1142%
1965 — 1,812 0.1108%
1966 — 1,593 0.102%
1967 — 1,505 0.0992%
1968 — 1,601 0.1066%
1969 — 1,491 0.0968%
1970 — 1,571 0.0987%
1971 — 1,364 0.0908%
1972 — 1,248 0.0916%
1973 — 1,152 0.0889%
1974 — 1,133 0.0872%
1975 — 1,103 0.0858%
1976 — 1,038 0.0805%
1977 — 956 0.0709%
1978 — 981 0.073%
1979 — 1,017 0.0721%
1980 — 1,180 0.0807%
1981 — 1,163 0.0791%
1982 — 1,117 0.0747%
1983 — 953 0.0646%
1984 — 978 0.0657%
1985 — 849 0.0559%
1986 — 844 0.0559%
1987 — 714 0.0468%
1988 — 732 0.047%
1989 — 743 0.046%
1990 — 660 0.0398%
1991 — 552 0.0339%
1992 — 478 0.0299%
1993 — 438 0.0281%
1994 — 360 0.0235%
1995 — 299 0.0198%
1996 — 297 0.0198%
1997 — 271 0.0183%
1998 — 208 0.0139%
1999 — 242 0.0162%
2000 — 171 0.0112%
2001 — 184 0.0122%
2002 — 147 0.0098%
2003 — 113 0.0074%
2004 — 167 0.011%
2005 — 139 0.0091%
2006 — 104 0.0066%
2007 — 116 0.0074%
2008 — 122 0.0079%
2009 — 94 0.0063%
2010 — 101 0.007%
2011 — 65 0.0046%
2012 — 84 0.0059%
2013 — 66 0.0046%
2014 — 63 0.0043%
2015 — 75 0.0052%
2016 — 72 0.005%
2017 — 84 0.006%
2018 — 90 0.0066%
2019 — 89 0.0066%
2020 — 82 0.0064%
2021 — 89 0.0073%
2022 — 77 0.0058%
2023 — 41 0.0032%

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Names Like Clifford

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What names are diminutives of Clifford?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Clifford sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Clifford, but shorter.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Cliff

Cliff-side slope

English


What names are variants of Clifford?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Clifford.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Cliff

Cliff-side slope

English

Clyff

Cliff-side slope; cliff-side ford

English

Clyfford

Cliff-side ford

English

Clyford

Cliff-side ford

English


What names sound like Clifford?

If you like how Clifford sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Clifford.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Gilford

Ford with yellow flowers

English

Guilford

Ford with yellow flowers

English


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