Clif

KLIHF /ˈklɪf/
boy 1 syllable fading

Clif is a very rare variant of Cliff that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Clif is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1981. Clif was first reported in SSA data in 1945 and peaked in 1959 (19 births).

About the name Clif

PronunciationKLIHF /ˈklɪf/
19peak births 1959
1945first in SSA data

Names similar to Clif

CliffCliveCleveClevaCliffieCliffordClintonCliftonClidy

How popular is Clif?

Boys named Clif
194519501960197019801981
Boys named Clif per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1945–1981 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1981) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Clif total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19815—#6,455
19807—#5,029
19777—#4,681
19696—#4,024
19676—#3,623
19666—#3,594
19659—#2,824
196411—#2,565
196314—#2,220
19625—#4,148
196112—#2,436
19609—#2,907
195919—#1,873
195813—#2,283
195711—#2,512
195611—#2,521
195510—#2,606
19549—#2,779
195311—#2,419
19526—#3,429
19486—#3,376
19456—#3,048
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