Cliff · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Cliff, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	63
1881	50
1882	114
1883	96
1884	114
1885	130
1886	208
1887	168
1888	124
1889	136
1890	135
1891	119
1892	107
1893	151
1894	147
1895	179
1896	109
1897	142
1898	147
1899	141
1900	113
1901	141
1902	130
1903	159
1904	187
1905	174
1906	165
1907	123
1908	136
1909	116
1910	103
1911	93
1912	65
1913	31
1914	52
1915	68
1916	58
1917	44
1918	44
1919	43
1920	40
1921	42
1922	36
1923	45
1924	24
1925	33
1926	41
1927	35
1928	30
1929	41
1930	41
1931	45
1932	44
1933	44
1934	55
1935	57
1936	54
1937	60
1938	50
1939	64
1940	62
1941	56
1942	54
1943	52
1944	63
1945	72
1946	61
1947	77
1948	62
1949	50
1950	53
1951	36
1952	45
1953	47
1954	62
1955	72
1956	69
1957	114
1958	116
1959	145
1960	118
1961	132
1962	111
1963	129
1964	115
1965	94
1966	85
1967	73
1968	71
1969	82
1970	84
1971	74
1972	64
1973	71
1974	63
1975	51
1976	53
1977	54
1978	55
1979	69
1980	80
1981	82
1982	78
1983	75
1984	66
1985	59
1986	45
1987	34
1988	37
1989	36
1990	26
1991	27
1992	24
1993	11
1994	13
1995	13
1996	12
1997	15
1998	14
1999	11
2000	14
2001	10
2002	7
2003	8
2004	7
2005	9
2006	9
2007	10
2008	8
2009	6
2010	10
2011	11
2012	7
2013	7
2014	10
2015	9
2016	10
2017	13
2018	12
2019	14
2020	27
2021	17
2022	19
2023	23
2024	24
2025	25

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Cliff isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 43
Rank in 2025: #2,884
How rare: 1 in 39,722 boys
Since 1880: 9,307

Most popular in 1886, at 208 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 184% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.