Clifford is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1925 and has since faded.
Clifford is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,352 for boy births in the United States (and #2,835 across all names), given to 139 babies. Clifford first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1925 (3,424 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 139 | 139 | — | #1,352 |
| 2024 | 143 | 143 | — | #1,342 |
| 2023 | 125 | 125 | — | #1,451 |
| 2022 | 152 | 152 | — | #1,270 |
| 2021 | 150 | 150 | — | #1,269 |
| 2020 | 133 | 133 | — | #1,344 |
| 2019 | 153 | 153 | — | #1,235 |
| 2018 | 144 | 144 | — | #1,276 |
| 2017 | 160 | 160 | — | #1,172 |
| 2016 | 138 | 138 | — | #1,310 |
| 2015 | 147 | 147 | — | #1,240 |
| 2014 | 119 | 119 | — | #1,415 |
| 2013 | 138 | 138 | — | #1,263 |
| 2012 | 138 | 138 | — | #1,275 |
| 2011 | 135 | 135 | — | #1,271 |
| 2010 | 143 | 143 | — | #1,233 |
| 2009 | 144 | 144 | — | #1,242 |
| 2008 | 163 | 163 | — | #1,119 |
| 2007 | 181 | 181 | — | #1,040 |
| 2006 | 168 | 168 | — | #1,067 |
| 2005 | 190 | 190 | — | #925 |
| 2004 | 215 | 215 | — | #827 |
| 2003 | 175 | 175 | — | #938 |
| 2002 | 197 | 197 | — | #844 |
| 2001 | 238 | 238 | — | #731 |
| 2000 | 224 | 224 | — | #753 |
| 1999 | 293 | 293 | — | #620 |
| 1998 | 267 | 267 | — | #654 |
| 1997 | 323 | — | — | #573 |
| 1996 | 356 | — | — | #538 |
| 1995 | 357 | — | — | #534 |
| 1994 | 402 | — | — | #506 |
| 1993 | 475 | — | — | #455 |
| 1992 | 538 | — | — | #416 |
| 1991 | 591 | — | #10,501 | #388 |
| 1990 | 700 | — | — | #346 |
| 1989 | 774 | — | — | #309 |
| 1988 | 770 | — | #10,641 | #298 |
| 1987 | 763 | — | #7,497 | #286 |
| 1986 | 875 | — | #7,238 | #257 |
| 1985 | 903 | — | #7,065 | #253 |
| 1984 | 1,009 | — | #5,605 | #225 |
| 1983 | 986 | — | #5,519 | #228 |
| 1982 | 1,150 | — | #6,997 | #212 |
| 1981 | 1,192 | — | #5,020 | #210 |
| 1980 | 1,228 | — | #5,028 | #202 |
| 1979 | 1,053 | — | #7,443 | #220 |
| 1978 | 1,011 | — | #6,035 | #217 |
| 1977 | 979 | — | #7,701 | #224 |
| 1976 | 1,071 | — | #8,353 | #205 |
| 1975 | 1,131 | — | #6,610 | #199 |
| 1974 | 1,154 | — | #9,028 | #193 |
| 1973 | 1,179 | — | #8,666 | #193 |
| 1972 | 1,282 | — | #4,123 | #186 |
| 1971 | 1,402 | — | #3,283 | #185 |
| 1970 | 1,592 | — | #5,116 | #176 |
| 1969 | 1,522 | — | #3,345 | #184 |
| 1968 | 1,614 | — | #6,377 | #167 |
| 1967 | 1,528 | — | #3,368 | #174 |
| 1966 | 1,620 | — | #4,943 | #169 |
| 1965 | 1,830 | — | #4,553 | #163 |
| 1964 | 2,032 | — | #3,723 | #161 |
| 1963 | 2,215 | — | #3,085 | #150 |
| 1962 | 2,194 | — | #4,317 | #150 |
| 1961 | 2,355 | — | #3,343 | #149 |
| 1960 | 2,484 | — | #2,750 | #141 |
| 1959 | 2,551 | — | #3,132 | #139 |
| 1958 | 2,822 | — | #3,976 | #128 |
| 1957 | 2,911 | — | #2,742 | #130 |
| 1956 | 2,922 | — | #3,732 | #122 |
| 1955 | 3,005 | — | #3,826 | #118 |
| 1954 | 3,164 | — | #2,252 | #112 |
| 1953 | 3,171 | — | #2,950 | #102 |
| 1952 | 3,340 | — | #2,139 | #99 |
| 1951 | 3,178 | — | #2,404 | #101 |
| 1950 | 2,950 | — | #3,467 | #100 |
| 1949 | 2,907 | — | #3,674 | #103 |
| 1948 | 2,809 | — | #2,509 | #105 |
| 1947 | 3,007 | — | #2,467 | #101 |
| 1946 | 2,631 | — | #2,497 | #100 |
| 1945 | 2,394 | — | #2,949 | #99 |
| 1944 | 2,411 | — | #2,109 | #99 |
| 1943 | 2,686 | — | #2,006 | #94 |
| 1942 | 2,552 | — | #1,992 | #95 |
| 1941 | 2,381 | — | #1,962 | #94 |
| 1940 | 2,196 | — | #2,596 | #94 |
| 1939 | 2,312 | — | #1,650 | #88 |
| 1938 | 2,292 | — | #2,132 | #89 |
| 1937 | 2,247 | — | #1,854 | #90 |
| 1936 | 2,153 | — | #1,649 | #90 |
| 1935 | 2,283 | — | #1,858 | #88 |
| 1934 | 2,333 | — | #1,849 | #85 |
| 1933 | 2,185 | — | #1,408 | #86 |
| 1932 | 2,315 | — | #1,391 | #84 |
| 1931 | 2,481 | — | #1,378 | #75 |
| 1930 | 2,731 | — | #1,277 | #73 |
| 1929 | 2,712 | — | #1,122 | #72 |
| 1928 | 2,908 | — | #1,118 | #68 |
| 1927 | 3,071 | — | #1,241 | #65 |
| 1926 | 3,239 | — | #1,072 | #62 |
| 1925 | 3,473 | — | #1,093 | #59 |
| 1924 | 3,289 | — | #1,283 | #64 |
| 1923 | 3,140 | — | #1,356 | #65 |
| 1922 | 3,200 | — | #1,171 | #63 |
| 1921 | 3,309 | — | #1,117 | #62 |
| 1920 | 3,347 | — | #981 | #59 |
| 1919 | 3,092 | — | #1,002 | #60 |
| 1918 | 3,338 | — | #1,205 | #60 |
| 1917 | 3,027 | — | #906 | #59 |
| 1916 | 2,822 | — | #916 | #61 |
| 1915 | 2,771 | — | #1,292 | #61 |
| 1914 | 1,993 | — | #1,038 | #62 |
| 1913 | 1,545 | — | #1,099 | #68 |
| 1912 | 1,371 | — | #1,008 | #62 |
| 1911 | 717 | — | #904 | #62 |
| 1910 | 571 | — | #977 | #66 |
| 1909 | 570 | — | #685 | #57 |
| 1908 | 528 | — | #1,149 | #58 |
| 1907 | 457 | — | #1,151 | #65 |
| 1906 | 429 | — | #923 | #63 |
| 1905 | 427 | — | #1,569 | #61 |
| 1904 | 376 | — | #942 | #66 |
| 1903 | 357 | — | #1,226 | #61 |
| 1902 | 348 | — | #738 | #71 |
| 1901 | 294 | — | #965 | #69 |
| 1900 | 424 | — | #980 | #66 |
| 1899 | 305 | — | #1,193 | #62 |
| 1898 | 326 | — | #1,189 | #67 |
| 1897 | 295 | — | #1,047 | #68 |
| 1896 | 323 | — | #965 | #66 |
| 1895 | 290 | — | #747 | #72 |
| 1894 | 314 | — | #1,258 | #65 |
| 1893 | 288 | — | #667 | #71 |
| 1892 | 255 | — | #765 | #80 |
| 1891 | 206 | — | #902 | #81 |
| 1890 | 219 | — | #796 | #83 |
| 1889 | 215 | — | #728 | #87 |
| 1888 | 201 | — | #1,056 | #92 |
| 1887 | 173 | — | #876 | #91 |
| 1886 | 180 | — | #845 | #95 |
| 1885 | 144 | — | #1,076 | #104 |
| 1884 | 157 | — | #871 | #102 |
| 1883 | 149 | — | #589 | #100 |
| 1882 | 160 | — | #936 | #94 |
| 1881 | 118 | — | #638 | #112 |
| 1880 | 133 | — | #764 | #107 |