Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Cliff

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Cliff
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1959

Peak rank proxy

310

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19592024

Peak year

1959

Decline from peak

86.8%

2024

All-time

9,265

Cliff is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1959, when 310 boys were named Cliff.

In 2024, only 41 boys were given the name.

All told, about 9,265 Americans have been named Cliff and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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