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Origin & history of Cliff1
English roots
Cliff comes from the English tradition, meaning Steep slope, escarpment.
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How popular is Cliff?
1959
peak year
Today, Cliff is a less common but recognizable name in U.S. records (ranked #3,924) with about 30 babies named Cliff each year. But it wasn't always this way. At its height in 1959, Cliff reached #456 nationally — 310 babies received it that single year. Its strongest stretch was the 1950s. Cliff's usage has been rising again in recent years. In all, around 9,265 babies have been registered as Cliff since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
310
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #456)
(ranked #456)
30
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
300
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
9,265
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Cliff9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
C3
L3
I9
F6
F6
Sum: 27 → Life path 9
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Personality of Cliff🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
💝
Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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