Boy
Cliff
As a boy's name, Cliff is understood to mean "Ford by a cliff or settlement by a cliff". It had its heyday in the 1960s and has mostly fallen out of use since. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. Since 1900, roughly 8,739 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.
EtymologyShort for Clifford/Clifton
Etymology"Ford by a cliff" or "settlement by a cliff"
Births by decade
1900s
194
1910s
357
1920s
404
1930s
545
1940s
910
1950s
1,567
1960s
1,977
1970s
1,061
1980s
1,082
1990s
322
2000s
173
2010s
147
Peaked in the 1960s · 8,739 total U.S. births since 1900