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 Name	Popul. 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.