How Many People Are Named Anne Clifford?

There are approximately 12 people named Anne Clifford living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 28,562,862 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Anne with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Clifford. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 28,562,862 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Anne

Last Name

Clifford

Anne: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Anne. The peak year was 1959 with 5,755 births. The average person named Anne today is 56 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Anne

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Anne in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Anne rose or fell over time.

White

89.64%

Black

3.16%

Hispanic

2.17%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.28%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.19%

Two or More Races

1.55%

Ancestry of the Clifford Surname

The surname Clifford was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Clifford in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

85.98%

Black

3.49%

Hispanic

4.09%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.03%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.76%

Two or More Races

3.65%

How we calculated this

The first name "Anne" has an estimated frequency of 0.0501% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Clifford" appears at a rate of 7.08 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Anne are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 12 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Anne

Anne Smith Anne Johnson Anne Williams Anne Brown Anne Jones Anne Garcia Anne Harris Anne Morgan

Other people with the surname Clifford

Michael Clifford James Clifford John Clifford David Clifford Robert Clifford William Clifford Graeme Clifford

Anne Clifford: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Anne Clifford?

We estimate approximately 12 people named Anne Clifford are alive in the United States today. The first name Anne is shared by 171,755 Americans, and the surname Clifford is shared by 24,253.

How rare is the name Anne Clifford?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 28,562,862 Americans. The first name Anne is common and the surname Clifford is uncommon.

Is Anne a male or female name?

Anne is predominantly female, with 0.3% of bearers being male and 99.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1959 and the average bearer today is 56 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Anne?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Anne was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (89.64%). The next largest recorded groups were Asian and Pacific Islander (3.28%) and Black (3.16%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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