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Clark

Boy

Meaning of Clark: English: 'scribe or clerk'

Clark is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 384th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 945th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#384

855 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#945

33 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

51,205

First recorded 1880 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 260 babies1982: 305 babies1983: 328 babies1984: 302 babies1985: 284 babies1986: 323 babies1987: 301 babies1988: 319 babies1989: 346 babies1990: 342 babies19901991: 303 babies1992: 284 babies1993: 270 babies1994: 268 babies1995: 285 babies1996: 261 babies1997: 250 babies1998: 222 babies1999: 226 babies2000: 218 babies20002001: 201 babies2002: 211 babies2003: 220 babies2004: 262 babies2005: 251 babies2006: 323 babies2007: 392 babies2008: 341 babies2009: 336 babies2010: 340 babies20102011: 392 babies2012: 473 babies2013: 629 babies2014: 821 babies2015: 883 babies2016: 883 babies2017: 881 babies2018: 876 babies2019: 827 babies2020: 816 babies20202021: 820 babies2022: 745 babies2023: 726 babies2024: 746 babies2025: 855 babies
US babies named Clark per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 883.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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