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Clift

Clift is a boy's name that peaked in 1946, when it was the 3,173rd most popular in the United States. It has not appeared in the national data since 1961. About 8 Clifts are alive in the United States today, and half of them are over 64.

Popularity, 1880–2025

Births per year, 1880 to 2025 0 3 5 8 10 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

boys named Clift

By the numbers

Total US births
12
Estimated living today
8
Median age today
64
Peak year
1946
Best rank
3,173rd
Rank in 2025
unranked
First recorded
1946

Names of 1946

The most popular boys’ names the year Clift peaked:

All the names of 1946

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Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state baby-name files, 1880–2025. Counts include only births registered with the SSA, and names with fewer than five births in a year are not published. The living estimate applies SSA cohort life tables to those births; it counts people born in the United States, so it misses anyone who arrived later and anyone who has left.