Clifford

Origin	Gender	Meaning
German	Boy	Ford by a cliff
Old English	Boy	From the ford by the cliff or slope.

Fun Facts About the Name Clifford

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Scrabble Score

17 points

Similar & Rhyming Names

DaylesfordTilfordHansfordHayfordTrafford

Popularity of Clifford

Popularity Analysis

The name Clifford first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1909 when it reached rank #57. It broke into the top 100 for 65 years. As of 2005, it ranked #922.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2005	922	Male	0.0090%
2004	823	Male	0.0102%
2003	935	Male	0.0083%
2002	843	Male	0.0095%
2001	729	Male	0.0115%
2000	752	Male	0.0107%
1999	620	Male	0.0144%
1998	655	Male	0.0131%
1997	573	Male	0.0162%
1996	538	Male	0.0178%
1995	532	Male	0.0178%
1994	506	Male	0.0197%
1993	455	Male	0.0230%
1992	416	Male	0.0257%
1991	387	Male	0.0276%
1990	346	Male	0.0325%
1989	309	Male	0.0370%
1988	298	Male	0.0382%
1987	286	Male	0.0388%
1986	257	Male	0.0451%
1985	253	Male	0.0465%
1984	225	Male	0.0531%
1983	228	Male	0.0523%
1982	212	Male	0.0604%
1981	210	Male	0.0634%
1980	202	Male	0.0655%
1979	219	Male	0.0584%
1978	216	Male	0.0587%
1977	224	Male	0.0570%
1976	205	Male	0.0653%
1975	199	Male	0.0694%
1974	193	Male	0.0705%
1973	193	Male	0.0728%
1972	186	Male	0.0756%
1971	185	Male	0.0759%
1970	176	Male	0.0830%
1969	184	Male	0.0825%
1968	167	Male	0.0905%
1967	174	Male	0.0854%
1966	169	Male	0.0885%
1965	163	Male	0.0960%
1964	161	Male	0.0998%
1963	151	Male	0.1065%
1962	150	Male	0.1040%
1961	149	Male	0.1084%
1960	141	Male	0.1140%
1959	139	Male	0.1167%
1958	129	Male	0.1308%
1957	130	Male	0.1322%
1956	122	Male	0.1357%
1955	118	Male	0.1435%
1954	112	Male	0.1517%
1953	102	Male	0.1574%
1952	99	Male	0.1684%
1951	101	Male	0.1648%
1950	100	Male	0.1617%
1949	103	Male	0.1615%
1948	105	Male	0.1568%
1947	101	Male	0.1609%
1946	100	Male	0.1584%
1945	99	Male	0.1736%
1944	99	Male	0.1723%
1943	94	Male	0.1828%
1942	95	Male	0.1799%
1941	94	Male	0.1885%
1940	94	Male	0.1840%
1939	88	Male	0.2022%
1938	89	Male	0.2000%
1937	90	Male	0.2040%
1936	90	Male	0.2006%
1935	88	Male	0.2112%
1934	85	Male	0.2182%
1933	86	Male	0.2119%
1932	86	Male	0.2125%
1931	75	Male	0.2296%
1930	74	Male	0.2384%
1929	71	Male	0.2418%
1928	70	Male	0.2502%
1927	65	Male	0.2602%
1926	62	Male	0.2783%
1925	59	Male	0.2983%
1924	64	Male	0.2777%
1923	65	Male	0.2745%
1922	63	Male	0.2811%
1921	62	Male	0.2865%
1920	59	Male	0.2984%
1919	60	Male	0.2990%
1918	60	Male	0.3150%
1917	59	Male	0.3098%
1916	61	Male	0.2996%
1915	61	Male	0.3111%
1914	62	Male	0.2868%
1913	67	Male	0.2837%
1912	62	Male	0.2980%
1911	62	Male	0.2876%
1910	66	Male	0.2643%
1909	57	Male	0.3031%
1908	58	Male	0.3096%
1907	65	Male	0.2806%
1906	63	Male	0.2867%
1905	61	Male	0.2932%
1904	66	Male	0.2606%
1903	61	Male	0.2691%
1902	71	Male	0.2456%
1901	69	Male	0.2448%
1900	66	Male	0.2521%
1899	62	Male	0.2578%
1898	67	Male	0.2399%
1897	68	Male	0.2337%
1896	66	Male	0.2409%
1895	72	Male	0.2148%
1894	65	Male	0.2458%
1893	71	Male	0.2222%
1892	80	Male	0.1826%
1891	81	Male	0.1794%
1890	83	Male	0.1729%
1889	87	Male	0.1697%
1888	92	Male	0.1493%
1887	91	Male	0.1509%
1886	95	Male	0.1445%
1885	104	Male	0.1199%
1884	102	Male	0.1222%
1883	100	Male	0.1227%
1882	94	Male	0.1270%
1881	112	Male	0.1016%
1880	107	Male	0.1073%

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