Clifford

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“ford by the cliff” — English

—2024 rank
1925peak year
183,267babies named Clifford since 1880
▼ 7%5-year trend

Clifford popularity over 145 years

🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 192518801920196020002024

What does Clifford mean?

From Old English clif, 'cliff', and ford, 'river crossing', an English place name turned surname, used as a given name since the Middle Ages.

OriginEnglish
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage

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