Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Cliff

#1,231 most common boys' name of all time · #2,944 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,231
Rank overall
#2,944 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
9,307
Since 2016
322
Peak year
1959 #456
Best rank
#368 1886
Girls Boys peak 310/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Cliff is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 43 43 #2,885
2024 — 41 41 #3,002
2023 — 39 39 #3,122
2022 — 33 33 #3,468
2021 — 29 29 #3,743
2020 — 47 47 #2,661
2019 — 26 26 #4,009
2018 — 21 21 #4,613
2017 — 24 24 #4,226
2016 — 19 19 #4,945
2015 — 17 17 #5,296
2014 — 20 20 #4,704
2013 — 14 14 #5,928
2012 — 13 13 #6,314
2011 — 21 21 #4,513
2010 — 19 19 #4,851
2009 — 12 12 #6,814
2008 — 16 16 #5,491
2007 — 20 20 #4,644
2006 — 18 18 #4,873
2005 — 17 17 #4,832
2004 — 14 14 #5,506
2003 — 15 15 #5,040
2002 — 14 14 #5,137
2001 — 19 19 #4,128
2000 — 28 28 #3,077
1999 — 21 21 #3,594
1998 — 27 27 #2,930
1997 — 28 28 #2,754
1996 — 22 22 #3,208
1995 — 24 24 #2,928
1994 — 25 25 #2,853
1993 — 22 22 #3,047
1992 — 47 47 #1,780
1991 — 54 54 #1,574
1990 — 53 53 #1,567
1989 — 72 72 #1,282
1988 — 70 70 #1,216
1987 — 64 64 #1,202
1986 — 82 82 #1,023
1985 — 109 109 #866
1984 — 119 119 #800
1983 — 135 135 #744
1982 — 142 142 #729
1981 — 146 146 #715
1980 — 143 143 #733
1979 — 118 118 #799
1978 — 91 91 #901
1977 — 89 89 #900
1976 — 83 83 #915
1975 — 80 80 #917
1974 — 99 99 #807
1973 — 110 110 #763
1972 — 104 104 #784
1971 — 130 130 #723
1970 — 157 157 #653
1969 — 147 147 #651
1968 — 124 124 #676
1967 — 128 128 #660
1966 — 151 151 #606
1965 — 174 174 #578
1964 — 230 230 #513
1963 — 262 262 #494
1962 — 229 229 #527
1961 — 280 280 #478
1960 — 251 251 #498
1959 — 310 310 #456
1958 — 247 247 #494
1957 — 247 247 #496
1956 — 147 147 #627
1955 — 148 148 #611
1954 — 127 127 #649
1953 — 92 92 #745
1952 — 88 88 #752
1951 — 67 67 #854
1950 — 94 94 #706
1949 — 89 89 #730
1948 — 109 109 #651
1947 — 140 140 #573
1946 — 99 99 #649
1945 — 97 97 #615
1944 — 86 86 #670
1943 — 74 74 #754
1942 — 75 75 #741
1941 — 69 69 #746
1940 — 72 72 #722
1939 — 71 71 #710
1938 — 56 56 #829
1937 — 64 64 #765
1936 — 56 56 #819
1935 — 59 59 #810
1934 — 57 57 #830
1933 — 44 44 #952
1932 — 46 46 #966
1931 — 47 47 #964
1930 — 45 45 #1,023
1929 — 44 44 #1,032
1928 — 33 33 #1,260
1927 — 40 40 #1,131
1926 — 46 46 #1,023
1925 — 37 37 #1,168
1924 — 27 27 #1,461
1923 — 49 49 #996
1922 — 39 39 #1,145
1921 — 46 46 #1,030
1920 — 43 43 #1,078
1919 — 42 42 #1,053
1918 — 45 45 #996
1917 — 41 41 #1,020
1916 — 52 52 #878
1915 — 58 58 #795
1914 — 34 34 #955
1913 — 16 16 #1,327
1912 — 28 28 #846
1911 — 21 21 #696
1910 — 20 20 #665
1909 — 19 19 #629
1908 — 21 21 #564
1907 — 18 18 #601
1906 — 22 22 #482
1905 — 23 23 #471
1904 — 24 24 #443
1903 — 19 19 #502
1902 — 16 16 #547
1901 — 15 15 #527
1900 — 17 17 #617
1899 — 15 15 #516
1898 — 18 18 #499
1897 — 16 16 #506
1896 — 13 13 #623
1895 — 21 21 #434
1894 — 17 17 #496
1893 — 17 17 #457
1892 — 13 13 #588
1891 — 12 12 #556
1890 — 15 15 #510
1889 — 15 15 #496
1888 — 15 15 #521
1887 — 17 17 #418
1886 — 23 23 #368
1885 — 14 14 #516
1884 — 13 13 #540
1883 — 10 10 #631
1882 — 13 13 #533
1881 — 5 5 #897
1880 — 7 7 #764