Cliff

Given to 9,307 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +33% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#2884

recorded as boys

117 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 43

Peak year

1886

23 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

9,307

since 1880

Born a Cliff? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Cliff was most popular in 1886, when 23 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.21 per 1,000). In 2025, 43 babies were named Cliff, ranking #2884 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 33%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	43	2884
2024	<5	—	41	3001
2023	<5	—	39	3117
2022	<5	—	33	3464
2021	<5	—	29	3740
2020	<5	—	47	2658
2019	<5	—	26	4003
2018	<5	—	21	4610
2017	<5	—	24	4224
2016	<5	—	19	4943
2015	<5	—	17	5289
2014	<5	—	20	4702
2013	<5	—	14	5923
2012	<5	—	13	6306
2011	<5	—	21	4509
2010	<5	—	19	4848
2009	<5	—	12	6802
2008	<5	—	16	5487
2007	<5	—	20	4640
2006	<5	—	18	4865
2005	<5	—	17	4824
2004	<5	—	14	5492
2003	<5	—	15	5035
2002	<5	—	14	5131
2001	<5	—	19	4121
2000	<5	—	28	3075
1999	<5	—	21	3591
1998	<5	—	27	2926
1997	<5	—	28	2750
1996	<5	—	22	3202
1995	<5	—	24	2923
1994	<5	—	25	2847
1993	<5	—	22	3042
1992	<5	—	47	1778
1991	<5	—	54	1573
1990	<5	—	53	1564
1989	<5	—	72	1281
1988	<5	—	70	1215
1987	<5	—	64	1202
1986	<5	—	82	1023
1985	<5	—	109	866
1984	<5	—	119	800
1983	<5	—	135	743
1982	<5	—	142	729
1981	<5	—	146	714
1980	<5	—	143	733
1979	<5	—	118	798
1978	<5	—	91	901
1977	<5	—	89	899
1976	<5	—	83	911
1975	<5	—	80	916
1974	<5	—	99	807
1973	<5	—	110	763
1972	<5	—	104	783
1971	<5	—	130	723
1970	<5	—	157	653
1969	<5	—	147	651
1968	<5	—	124	675
1967	<5	—	128	660
1966	<5	—	151	606
1965	<5	—	174	578
1964	<5	—	230	513
1963	<5	—	262	494
1962	<5	—	229	526
1961	<5	—	280	478
1960	<5	—	251	497
1959	<5	—	310	455
1958	<5	—	247	494
1957	<5	—	247	496
1956	<5	—	147	626
1955	<5	—	148	608
1954	<5	—	127	649
1953	<5	—	92	744
1952	<5	—	88	751
1951	<5	—	67	852
1950	<5	—	94	706
1949	<5	—	89	729
1948	<5	—	109	647
1947	<5	—	140	572
1946	<5	—	99	648
1945	<5	—	97	612
1944	<5	—	86	667
1943	<5	—	74	751
1942	<5	—	75	740
1941	<5	—	69	746
1940	<5	—	72	718
1939	<5	—	71	707
1938	<5	—	56	825
1937	<5	—	64	764
1936	<5	—	56	816
1935	<5	—	59	803
1934	<5	—	57	828
1933	<5	—	44	946
1932	<5	—	46	963
1931	<5	—	47	959
1930	<5	—	45	1021
1929	<5	—	44	1026
1928	<5	—	33	1254
1927	<5	—	40	1128
1926	<5	—	46	1018
1925	<5	—	37	1164
1924	<5	—	27	1458
1923	<5	—	49	992
1922	<5	—	39	1140
1921	<5	—	46	1026
1920	<5	—	43	1073
1919	<5	—	42	1047
1918	<5	—	45	996
1917	<5	—	41	1017
1916	<5	—	52	877
1915	<5	—	58	791
1914	<5	—	34	949
1913	<5	—	16	1311
1912	<5	—	28	835
1911	<5	—	21	689
1910	<5	—	20	654
1909	<5	—	19	615
1908	<5	—	21	553
1907	<5	—	18	591
1906	<5	—	22	472
1905	<5	—	23	463
1904	<5	—	24	431
1903	<5	—	19	487
1902	<5	—	16	536
1901	<5	—	15	506
1900	<5	—	17	603
1899	<5	—	15	502
1898	<5	—	18	485
1897	<5	—	16	495
1896	<5	—	13	592
1895	<5	—	21	426
1894	<5	—	17	480
1893	<5	—	17	448
1892	<5	—	13	572
1891	<5	—	12	524
1890	<5	—	15	489
1889	<5	—	15	482
1888	<5	—	15	505
1887	<5	—	17	409
1886	<5	—	23	357
1885	<5	—	14	498
1884	<5	—	13	520
1883	<5	—	10	597
1882	<5	—	13	514
1881	<5	—	5	866
1880	<5	—	7	745