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Clifford

Used in both girl and boy records

Clifford appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Clifford by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDClifford as a girl’s nameUS records 1880–1991
#4020girl rank1917peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDClifford as a boy’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#199boy rank1925peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

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Trace the annual recorded uses of Clifford in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl191758 uses#57918831880–1991110 listed years
Boy19253,425 uses#5719091880–2020141 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.