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Clifford

Clifford holds the #1352 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 139 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1909 (#57 nationally, 536 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Iowa (#571 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1352
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#57
in 1909 (1900s)
Babies in 2025
139
boys named Clifford

Clifford popularity, 1880–2025

0.090%0.18%0.27%0.36%18801900192019401960198020002020#57 in 1909
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1909

Where Clifford is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025ND—Minnesota: #586 (8 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MN#586Wisconsin: #678 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)WI#678Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025MI—New York: #1410 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1410Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025SD—Iowa: #571 (5 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)IA#571Illinois: #935 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IL#935Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025CT—California: #1687 (9 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1687Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025AR—Tennessee: #842 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TN#842North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025NC—South Carolina: #668 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)SC#668District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025AL—Georgia: #1216 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1216Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Clifford in 2025HI—Texas: #1908 (8 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)TX#1908Florida: #1831 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1831
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Iowa (#571), Minnesota (#586), South Carolina (#668)

Uniqueness score

59/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Clifford in the most recent year of SSA data.

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