Clark
#6,325 for girls in 2025, 18 births · #377 for boys in 2025, 837 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1881 · 66 births
- Debut · boys
- 49 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 50,851since 1880
Clark over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Clark has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #6,325 | 18 | #377 | 837 |
| 2024 | #5,962 | 20 | #437 | 726 |
| 2023 | #6,680 | 17 | #439 | 709 |
| 2022 | #6,984 | 16 | #427 | 729 |
| 2021 | #4,964 | 26 | #396 | 794 |
| 2020 | #5,314 | 23 | #387 | 793 |
| 2019 | #5,612 | 22 | #389 | 805 |
| 2018 | #5,785 | 21 | #376 | 855 |
| 2017 | #6,044 | 20 | #381 | 861 |
| 2016 | #7,230 | 16 | #378 | 867 |
| 2015 | #7,613 | 15 | #372 | 868 |
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 | #383 | 814 |
| 2013 | #9,036 | 12 | #456 | 617 |
| 2012 | — | #551 | 473 | |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | #619 | 385 |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #695 | 335 |
| 2009 | — | #708 | 336 | |
| 2008 | — | #695 | 341 | |
| 2007 | #13,924 | 7 | #631 | 385 |
| 2006 | — | #692 | 323 | |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #791 | 245 |
| 2004 | — | #727 | 262 | |
| 2003 | — | #791 | 220 | |
| 2002 | — | #809 | 211 | |
| 2001 | — | #818 | 201 | |
| 2000 | — | #760 | 218 | |
| 1999 | — | #724 | 226 | |
| 1998 | — | #735 | 222 | |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #666 | 245 |
| 1996 | — | #642 | 261 | |
| 1995 | — | #607 | 285 | |
| 1994 | — | #634 | 268 | |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #635 | 264 |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #621 | 276 |
| 1991 | — | #583 | 303 | |
| 1990 | — | #536 | 342 | |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #519 | 341 |
| 1988 | — | #514 | 319 | |
| 1987 | — | #518 | 301 | |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #491 | 318 |
| 1985 | — | #517 | 284 | |
| 1984 | — | #480 | 302 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #465 | 323 |
| 1982 | — | #487 | 305 | |
| 1981 | — | #521 | 260 | |
| 1980 | — | #533 | 261 | |
| 1979 | — | #548 | 243 | |
| 1978 | — | #574 | 213 | |
| 1977 | — | #512 | 256 | |
| 1976 | — | #581 | 197 | |
| 1975 | — | #535 | 224 | |
| 1974 | — | #572 | 197 | |
| 1973 | — | #522 | 227 | |
| 1972 | — | #477 | 272 | |
| 1971 | — | #451 | 324 | |
| 1970 | — | #418 | 381 | |
| 1969 | — | #387 | 411 | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #376 | 426 |
| 1967 | #4,625 | 9 | #344 | 469 |
| 1966 | — | #324 | 528 | |
| 1965 | — | #300 | 624 | |
| 1964 | — | #304 | 668 | |
| 1963 | — | #287 | 729 | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #271 | 798 |
| 1961 | — | #268 | 879 | |
| 1960 | — | #317 | 608 | |
| 1959 | — | #307 | 632 | |
| 1958 | — | #293 | 670 | |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #299 | 638 |
| 1956 | — | #276 | 709 | |
| 1955 | — | #255 | 724 | |
| 1954 | — | #262 | 717 | |
| 1953 | — | #273 | 646 | |
| 1952 | — | #274 | 637 | |
| 1951 | — | #268 | 634 | |
| 1950 | — | #262 | 624 | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #273 | 595 |
| 1948 | — | #287 | 551 | |
| 1947 | — | #281 | 596 | |
| 1946 | — | #279 | 523 | |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #289 | 424 |
| 1944 | — | #283 | 437 | |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | #270 | 503 |
| 1942 | — | #245 | 538 | |
| 1941 | — | #262 | 456 | |
| 1940 | — | #272 | 427 | |
| 1939 | — | #276 | 396 | |
| 1938 | — | #240 | 488 | |
| 1937 | — | #260 | 433 | |
| 1936 | — | #254 | 437 | |
| 1935 | — | #280 | 376 | |
| 1934 | — | #262 | 429 | |
| 1933 | — | #273 | 370 | |
| 1932 | — | #304 | 336 | |
| 1931 | — | #358 | 243 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #359 | 255 |
| 1929 | — | #367 | 243 | |
| 1928 | — | #379 | 240 | |
| 1927 | — | #334 | 293 | |
| 1926 | — | #359 | 264 | |
| 1925 | — | #358 | 272 | |
| 1924 | — | #351 | 283 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #321 | 328 |
| 1922 | — | #317 | 326 | |
| 1921 | — | #301 | 357 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #332 | 308 |
| 1919 | — | #301 | 327 | |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | #308 | 327 |
| 1917 | — | #275 | 345 | |
| 1916 | — | #278 | 336 | |
| 1915 | — | #296 | 289 | |
| 1914 | — | #286 | 242 | |
| 1913 | — | #288 | 191 | |
| 1912 | — | #256 | 187 | |
| 1911 | — | #334 | 68 | |
| 1910 | — | #291 | 71 | |
| 1909 | — | #321 | 51 | |
| 1908 | — | #296 | 54 | |
| 1907 | — | #324 | 43 | |
| 1906 | — | #270 | 53 | |
| 1905 | — | #284 | 48 | |
| 1904 | — | #277 | 46 | |
| 1903 | — | #263 | 49 | |
| 1902 | — | #355 | 31 | |
| 1901 | — | #237 | 52 | |
| 1900 | — | #230 | 75 | |
| 1899 | — | #246 | 46 | |
| 1898 | — | #279 | 42 | |
| 1897 | — | #222 | 58 | |
| 1896 | — | #237 | 58 | |
| 1895 | — | #245 | 53 | |
| 1894 | — | #240 | 50 | |
| 1893 | — | #246 | 50 | |
| 1892 | — | #223 | 61 | |
| 1891 | — | #269 | 36 | |
| 1890 | — | #233 | 51 | |
| 1889 | — | #226 | 51 | |
| 1888 | — | #262 | 45 | |
| 1887 | — | #210 | 54 | |
| 1886 | — | #243 | 49 | |
| 1885 | — | #245 | 45 | |
| 1884 | — | #227 | 55 | |
| 1883 | — | #237 | 45 | |
| 1882 | — | #222 | 54 | |
| 1881 | — | #175 | 66 | |
| 1880 | — | #236 | 49 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Clark was already there! It came in at #236, and was given to 49 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1902, when fewer than 32 boys a year got the name.
Where Clark is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Utah#74 · 1 in 308
- Oregon#135 · 1 in 790
- Minnesota#159 · 1 in 1,260
- Nebraska#165 · 1 in 1,079
- Wisconsin#170 · 1 in 1,795
Best ever in a state: #55 in Nevada, 1944.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #74 | 18 | 1 in 308 |
| Oregon | #135 | 10 | 1 in 790 |
| Minnesota | #159 | 19 | 1 in 1,260 |
| Nebraska | #165 | 9 | 1 in 1,079 |
| Wisconsin | #170 | 14 | 1 in 1,795 |
| Washington | #171 | 10 | 1 in 1,256 |
| Pennsylvania | #174 | 37 | 1 in 2,075 |
| North Dakota | #177 | 5 | 1 in 1,117 |
| Ohio | #205 | 23 | 1 in 2,355 |
| Michigan | #212 | 19 | 1 in 2,422 |
| Maryland | #214 | 5 | 1 in 2,695 |
| Kansas | #230 | 6 | 1 in 2,158 |
| Tennessee | #230 | 13 | 1 in 2,147 |
| Iowa | #231 | 9 | 1 in 2,338 |
| Colorado | #233 | 5 | 1 in 1,964 |
| Florida | #236 | 8 | 1 in 1,933 |
| Kentucky | #240 | 13 | 1 in 2,196 |
| Illinois | #242 | 19 | 1 in 3,100 |
| Georgia | #244 | 14 | 1 in 2,225 |
| New York | #245 | 26 | 1 in 3,606 |
| California | #246 | 23 | 1 in 2,292 |
| Massachusetts | #250 | 5 | 1 in 6,140 |
| New Jersey | #256 | 6 | 1 in 4,530 |
| West Virginia | #264 | 8 | 1 in 2,422 |
| North Carolina | #293 | 12 | 1 in 3,083 |
| Oklahoma | #306 | 7 | 1 in 3,044 |
| Missouri | #312 | 7 | 1 in 4,171 |
| Virginia | #343 | 6 | 1 in 4,074 |
| Alabama | #351 | 8 | 1 in 3,602 |
| Louisiana | #358 | 7 | 1 in 3,233 |
| Texas | #426 | 16 | 1 in 3,889 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 60 spots since 2024 (#437 → #377)
- 10 spots since 2020 (#387 → #377)
- 5 spots since 2015 (#372 → #377)
- Biggest jump: 99 spots in 2006 (#791 → #692)
- Biggest drop: 118 spots in 1902 (#237 → #355)
Rise & fade · boys
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #175 (66 births)
- Births halved by 1902, 21 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,526
- Highest: 1 in 1,526 boys born in 1881 were named Clark (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,041 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 13.5% of all boys named Clark (6,880) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 513 | #175 (1881) | #228 |
| 1890s | 505 | #222 (1897) | #244 |
| 1900s | 502 | #230 (1900) | #286 |
| 1910s | 2,383 | #256 (1912) | #291 |
| 1920s | 2,914 | #301 (1921) | #342 |
| 1930s | 3,763 | #240 (1938) | #287 |
| 1940s | 5,050 | #245 (1942) | #274 |
| 1950s | 6,631 | #255 (1955) | #277 |
| 1960s | 6,140 | #268 (1961) | #318 |
| 1970s | 2,534 | #418 (1970) | #519 |
| 1980s | 3,014 | #465 (1983) | #505 |
| 1990s | 2,692 | #536 (1990) | #638 |
| 2000s | 2,742 | #631 (2007) | #742 |
| 2010s | 6,880 | #372 (2015) | #460 |
| 2020s | 4,588 | #377 (2025) | #411 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Clark in 1940
boys
#272
427 births · 1 in 2,715 boys
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 2,715 of them was named Clark, which outranked 93.1% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Clark
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.