Given name
Cliford
“from the ford near the cliff”
Cliford is a variant of Clifford. One English interpretation is “from the ford near the cliff.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cliford is a variant of Clifford. One English interpretation is “from the ford near the cliff.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cliford is a variant of Clifford. An origin associated with Clifford is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Cliford is a variant of Clifford. The history of Clifford gives this family its wider story. Clifford’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Cliford through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 286
- 286 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1987. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 1925. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 351 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cliford’s family of names
Cliford has a related form in Clifford.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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