Cliff
2 countries#2884 in United States, 2025US
#2884
in United States, 2025
FR
#5416
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
9,529
Peak year (United States)
1959
Peak-year count
310
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Cliff was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
9,307 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #2884 · peaked in 1959 with 310 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Georgia, Florida
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
222 births recorded 1974–2022 · currently #5416 · peaked in 1983 with 22 births
Most common in: Seine-Saint-Denis, Haut-Rhin, Guyane
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Cliff’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #4865 | — |
| 2007 | #4640 | ↑225 |
| 2008 | #5487 | ↓847 |
| 2009 | #6802 | ↓1315 |
| 2010 | #4848 | ↑1954 |
| 2011 | #4509 | ↑339 |
| 2012 | #6306 | ↓1797 |
| 2013 | #5923 | ↑383 |
| 2014 | #4702 | ↑1221 |
| 2015 | #5289 | ↓587 |
| 2016 | #4943 | ↑346 |
| 2017 | #4224 | ↑719 |
| 2018 | #4610 | ↓386 |
| 2019 | #4003 | ↑607 |
| 2020 | #2658 | ↑1345 |
| 2021 | #3740 | ↓1082 |
| 2022 | #3464 | ↑276 |
| 2023 | #3117 | ↑347 |
| 2024 | #3001 | ↑116 |
| 2025 | #2884 | ↑117 |
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