Is Cliff a boy or girl name?
Cliff is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 41 boys were named Cliff, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 9,265 US babies named Cliff were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,995
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Cliff since 1880
- 9,265
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 310 babies
Boys and girls named Cliff, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 132 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 157 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 194 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 357 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 404 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 545 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 910 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,568 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,976 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,061 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,082 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 323 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 173 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 194 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 189 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41 | #2,995 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 39 | #3,127 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 33 | #3,475 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 29 | #3,753 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 47 | #2,667 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,024 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,631 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 24 | #4,245 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,982 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,338 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,730 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,981 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,382 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,530 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,872 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,878 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,534 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,669 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,897 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,861 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,546 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,077 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,180 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,152 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,088 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,603 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,938 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 28 | #2,762 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,217 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,934 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,863 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,064 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 47 | #1,783 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 54 | #1,576 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 53 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 72 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 70 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 64 | #1,207 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 82 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 109 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 119 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 135 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 142 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 146 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 143 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 118 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 91 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 89 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 83 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 80 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 99 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 110 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 104 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 130 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 157 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 147 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 124 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 128 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 151 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 174 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 230 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 262 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 229 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 280 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 251 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 310 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 248 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 247 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 147 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 148 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 127 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 92 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 88 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 67 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 94 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 89 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 109 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 140 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 99 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 97 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 86 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 74 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 75 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 69 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 72 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 71 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 56 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 64 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 56 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 59 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 57 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 44 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 46 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 47 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 45 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 44 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 33 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 40 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 46 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 37 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 27 | #1,463 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 49 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 39 | #1,145 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 46 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 43 | #1,077 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 42 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 45 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 41 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 52 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 58 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 34 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 16 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 28 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 21 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 20 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 19 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 21 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 18 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 22 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 23 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 24 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 19 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 16 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 15 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 17 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 15 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 18 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 16 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 13 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 21 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 17 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 17 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 13 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 12 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 15 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 15 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 15 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 17 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 23 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 14 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 13 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 10 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 13 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 7 | #760 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cliff reached #358 in 1886. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cliff
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.