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Clifford

Boy English #1457 in 2023

Clifford is a boy name of English origin.

Meaning of Clifford

From clif + ford, a dweller at the ford by the steep bank.

Popularity of Clifford

Popularity, 1880–2023

124 births in 2023

1880 2023

187,967 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1925

3,473 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Germanic

Free man; strong

Girl · English

Popular in the 1960s and the 1970s

Girl · Germanic languages

Shortened from Caroline

From Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from, from gloss=broom shrub + gloss=hill, dune

God is gracious

Girl · Ancient Greek

from Κυνθία, feminine of Κύνθιος

Girl · English

English place name from sċīr + lēah

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.