How Many People Are Named Clif?
An estimated 161 people in the United States have the first name Clif. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Clif peaked in popularity in 1959 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clif as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Clif paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
161
About 1 in 2,128,909 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1959
19 births
Total Registered
199
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clif
Clif is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 199 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Clif as a male name
Ranked #6,456 in 1981
5 male births in 1981
Peak: 1959 (19 births)
Clif: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clif span from the 1940s to the 1980s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 90 babies were registered. Clif has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Clif by Decade
How has Clif tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Clif + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clif as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Clif: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clif?
We estimate approximately 161 people named Clif are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,128,909 Americans share this first name.
Is Clif a common name?
Clif is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 199 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clif most popular?
Clif reached peak popularity in 1959, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clif is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clif a male name?
Clif is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clif Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clif Smith, Clif Johnson, Clif Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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