Clark Boy
How popular is Clark?
#377 boy name in 2025
837 baby boys were named Clark in the US in 2025, making it the 377th most popular boy name. Another 18 girls got the name (#6,324 for girls).
Clark popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #377 for boys (▲ 60 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 837 boys, 18 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-4% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #372 in 2015, #387 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1961 (879 boys) |
| Highest rank | #175 in 1881 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Clark counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Clark family of names ranked #379 for boys in 2025 (#428 the year before), with 842 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clark | 837 | 99% |
| Klark | 5 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Clark is most popular
Babies named Clark per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Idaho: 1.3 per 1,000 (54 boys)
- Utah: 1.3 per 1,000 (124 boys)
- Montana: 1.1 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- Oregon: 0.9 per 1,000 (69 boys)
- District of Columbia: 0.9 per 1,000 (13 boys)
Clark by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 513 | #175 |
| 1890s | 505 | #222 |
| 1900s | 502 | #230 |
| 1910s | 2,383 | #256 |
| 1920s | 2,914 | #301 |
| 1930s | 3,763 | #240 |
| 1940s | 5,050 | #245 |
| 1950s | 6,631 | #255 |
| 1960s | 6,140 | #268 |
| 1970s | 2,534 | #418 |
| 1980s | 3,014 | #465 |
| 1990s | 2,692 | #535 |
| 2000s | 2,742 | #631 |
| 2010s | 6,880 | #372 |
| 2020s | 4,588 | #377 |
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Questions
- Is Clark a boy or girl name?
- Clark is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Clark were boys.
- How popular is the name Clark?
- 837 baby boys were named Clark in the US in 2025, making it the 377th most popular boy name. Another 18 girls got the name (#6,324 for girls).
- When was Clark most popular?
- Clark peaked in 1961, when 879 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #175 in 1881.
- How many people are named Clark?
- 51,205 babies have been named Clark in the US since 1880. We estimate about 34,931 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 38.
- Where is Clark most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Clark was most common in Idaho, at 1.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.