NameTides

Clifford

Clifford was the #1,352 boys' name in the US in 2025 (139 babies), and #3,684 in England & Wales and #1,015 in Canada.

Clifford as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Clifford as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Clifford as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,352 (139)#3,684 (5)———#1,015 (25)
2024#1,341 (143)#4,271 (4)———#1,246 (18)
2023#1,449 (125)#3,524 (5)———#1,234 (17)
2022#1,269 (152)#4,790 (3)———#1,092 (20)
2021#1,267 (150)#4,789 (3)———#1,560 (12)
2020#1,343 (133)#3,848 (4)———#1,382 (14)
2019#1,234 (153)#3,013 (6)———#1,256 (16)
2018#1,276 (144)————#1,175 (17)
2017#1,170 (160)#2,512 (8)———#1,113 (19)
2016#1,310 (138)#2,556 (8)———#1,487 (12)
2015#1,239 (147)#3,908 (4)———#1,071 (19)
2014#1,414 (119)————#1,381 (13)
2013#1,261 (138)#3,822 (4)———#2,086 (7)
2012#1,273 (138)#4,805 (3)———#1,655 (10)
2011#1,271 (135)#4,647 (3)———#1,681 (10)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1908 at #58.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Clifford is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 13,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Clifford by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #678WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #586MNIllinois: #935ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,410NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #571IAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,687CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #842TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: #668SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,216GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,908TXFlorida: #1,831FL
Clifford (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2178

Clifford (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CliffordCanadaBoys#1,01525
CliffordEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
CliffordIrelandBoys—too few
CliffordNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
CliffordScotlandBoys—too few
CliffordUSGirls—too few
CliffordUSBoys#1,352139