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Cliff Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Cliff?

Ranking 4,606th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Cliff is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Cliff has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #358 in 1886.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1959 with 309 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Cliff in any given year was 5 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Cliff occurred roughly during the years 1883-1886, 1909-1915, 1941-1947, and 1951-1959, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1947-1951, 1964-1967, 1969-1975, 1988-1993, and 2006-2009.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

How popular will Cliff be?

Cliff's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Cliff has risen.

The name Cliff is very unique but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Cliff has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Cliff (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 21 4,606
2017 24 4,233
2016 19 4,972
2015 17 5,330
2014 20 4,722
2013 14 5,978
2012 13 6,376
2011 21 4,526
2010 19 4,869
2009 12 6,872
2008 16 5,529
2007 20 4,665
2006 18 4,894
2005 17 4,858
2004 14 5,543
2003 15 5,073
2002 14 5,178
2001 19 4,150
2000 28 3,087
1999 21 3,601
1998 27 2,935
1997 28 2,762
1996 22 3,216
1995 24 2,934
1994 24 2,957
1993 22 3,064
1992 47 1,781
1991 54 1,576
1990 53 1,570
1989 72 1,283
1988 70 1,216
1987 64 1,207
1986 83 1,015
1985 108 874
1984 118 804
1983 135 743
1982 142 728
1981 146 715
1980 144 730
1979 117 806
1978 91 903
1977 89 900
1976 83 915
1975 79 922
1974 100 802
1973 110 764
1972 104 784
1971 130 724
1970 157 655
1969 147 650
1968 125 669
1967 128 660
1966 151 605
1965 174 579
1964 230 515
1963 263 493
1962 229 527
1961 278 478
1960 252 497
1959 309 456
1958 247 494
1957 250 496
1956 146 629
1955 148 611
1954 126 650
1953 92 745
1952 88 751
1951 67 853
1950 94 707
1949 89 730
1948 109 648
1947 140 572
1946 99 649
1945 97 613
1944 86 667
1943 74 753
1942 75 740
1941 69 747
1940 72 718
1939 71 709
1938 56 828
1937 64 764
1936 56 817
1935 59 805
1934 57 830
1933 44 949
1932 46 968
1931 47 961
1930 45 1,023
1929 44 1,028
1928 33 1,258
1927 39 1,147
1926 46 1,019
1925 38 1,147
1924 27 1,463
1923 49 996
1922 39 1,145
1921 46 1,031
1920 43 1,076
1919 42 1,049
1918 45 996
1917 41 1,020
1916 52 878
1915 58 794
1914 34 953
1913 16 1,322
1912 28 840
1911 21 695
1910 20 659
1909 19 621
1908 21 557
1907 18 596
1906 22 475
1905 23 466
1904 24 434
1903 19 488
1902 16 541
1901 15 512
1900 17 605
1899 15 506
1898 18 489
1897 16 502
1896 13 603
1895 21 428
1894 17 485
1893 17 451
1892 13 576
1891 12 527
1890 15 493
1889 15 485
1888 15 508
1887 17 412
1886 23 358
1885 14 504
1884 13 528
1883 10 606
1882 13 520
1881 5 892
1880 7 760

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.