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Clifford

“Ford by a cliff” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #1352 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Clifford has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #57 (1909) · 188,249 babies named Clifford all-time · 1 in 13,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 8,400 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Cliffords

• Clifford Shull — American physicist (1915–2001)
• Clifford D. Simak — American writer, journalist (1904–1988)
• Clifford Geertz — American anthropologist
• Clifford Brown — American jazz musician (1930–1956)
• Clifford Odets — American playwright, screenwriter, and actor (1906–1963)

In stories & tradition

• Clifford — Muppets universe
• Clifford Banks — Murder One
• "Clifford ""Cliff"" Bradshaw" — Cabaret

What Cliffords become

Among 745 notable people named Clifford:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.33× more often than among typical names — e.g. Clifford Husbands, Barbadian judge (1926-2017).

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