Boy Clifford “The dweller near the ford by the cliff.” Based on the Anglo-Saxon clif (a cliff) and ford (a shallow place in a stream). Clifford Name Origin: English Pronunciation: c-liffo-rd, cl(if)-ford Share your thoughts about Clifford Share Popularity Alternatives Lists 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). Ask your friends & family about Clifford… Share Pin Tweet Email Text Clifford Name Popularity How popular is the name Clifford? Here’s everything we know. Chart Raw Data By State 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% Alaska (AK) Alabama (AL) Arkansas (AR) Arizona (AZ) California (CA) Colorado (CO) Connecticut (CT) District of Columbia (DC) Delaware (DE) Florida (FL) Georgia (GA) Hawaii (HI) Iowa (IA) Idaho (ID) Illinois (IL) Indiana (IN) Kansas (KS) Kentucky (KY) Louisiana (LA) Massachusetts (MA) Maryland (MD) Maine (ME) Michigan (MI) Minnesota (MN) Missouri (MO) Mississippi (MS) Montana (MT) North Carolina (NC) North Dakota (ND) Nebraska (NE) New Hampshire (NH) New Jersey (NJ) New Mexico (NM) Nevada (NV) New York (NY) Ohio (OH) Oklahoma (OK) Oregon (OR) Pennsylvania (PA) Rhode Island (RI) South Carolina (SC) South Dakota (SD) Tennessee (TN) Texas (TX) Utah (UT) Virginia (VA) Vermont (VT) Washington (WA) Wisconsin (WI) West Virginia (WV) Wyoming (WY) Data via SSA.gov. Names Like Clifford If you like Clifford, you’ll love these other names like Clifford. 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 Lists With Clifford Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Clifford. 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