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Clarke

Unisex

Meaning of Clarke: English: 'cleric or scribe'

Clarke is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1175th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 2443rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1175

177 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2443

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,598

First recorded 1880 · peak 2021

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 25 babies1982: 30 babies1983: 35 babies1984: 23 babies1985: 27 babies1986: 33 babies1987: 22 babies1988: 32 babies1989: 37 babies1990: 35 babies19901991: 57 babies1992: 48 babies1993: 54 babies1994: 46 babies1995: 62 babies1996: 53 babies1997: 35 babies1998: 41 babies1999: 36 babies2000: 38 babies20002001: 39 babies2002: 39 babies2003: 37 babies2004: 37 babies2005: 31 babies2006: 40 babies2007: 38 babies2008: 31 babies2009: 45 babies2010: 44 babies20102011: 46 babies2012: 56 babies2013: 51 babies2014: 71 babies2015: 85 babies2016: 137 babies2017: 134 babies2018: 133 babies2019: 168 babies2020: 187 babies20202021: 192 babies2022: 177 babies2023: 158 babies2024: 143 babies2025: 177 babies
US babies named Clarke per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 192.

Gender split

70% boys · 30% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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