Cliff: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “cliff, slope”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- klif · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys
From the English vocabulary word and also used as a short form of Clifford or Clifton. As a given name it often functions as a nickname.
How popular is Cliff?
Babies named Cliff in 202441
2024 rank#2,991 boys
Peak year1886
Total US babies since 18809,265
Cliff is rising: use over the last five years is 2.3× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Cliff
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Cliff questions
What does the name Cliff mean?
Cliff means "cliff, slope". It comes from English. From the English vocabulary word and also used as a short form of Clifford or Clifton. As a given name it often functions as a nickname.
Is Cliff a boy or girl name?
Cliff is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Cliff?
41 US babies were named Cliff in 2024. Its peak year was 1886.
How do you pronounce Cliff?
Cliff is usually pronounced klif.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.