Boys' name · peaked in 1881
Clark name popularity since 1925
45,683 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Clark (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1969 or earlier, so the typical Clark is about 57 years old in 2026. Clark peaked in 1881 as the #176 name for boys, and it ranked #377 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 45,683
- Named Clark, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1881
- #176 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #377
- for boys in 2025 (837 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 337 girls · 45,346 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 4.48× its national share
Peak year is the year Clark made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Clark births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1961. Measured as a share of all babies, Clark peaked earlier, in 1881.
- Steepest fall: Between 1969 and 1974, Clark's share of baby boys fell by 45%, from 1 in 4,350 to 1 in 7,980.
- Fastest rise: Between 2010 and 2015, it became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 5,730 baby boys to 1 in 2,210.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Clark's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Clark.
Decade by decade
Babies named Clark in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 1,312 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 3,763 | #280 |
| 1940s | 16 | 5,050 | #289 |
| 1950s | 5 | 6,631 | #255 |
| 1960s | 19 | 6,140 | #300 |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,534 | #535 |
| 1980s | 15 | 3,014 | #517 |
| 1990s | 19 | 2,692 | #607 |
| 2000s | 13 | 2,742 | #792 |
| 2010s | 125 | 6,880 | #372 |
| 2020–25 | 120 | 4,588 | #377 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
27.6% of babies named Clark from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Clark is most popular
The index compares Clark's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Clark.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 4.48× | 1,589 |
| Iowa | 1.92× | 1,017 |
| Nebraska | 1.71× | 500 |
| Kansas | 1.56× | 663 |
| Oregon | 1.47× | 574 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Clark's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Clark.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Clark (1881).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data