Clark vs Clarence

Side-by-side comparison of Clark and Clarence - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Clark

Boy name · Rank #437

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Name B

Clarence

Boy name · Rank #1551

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Metric Clark Clarence
Current Rank #437 #1551
Total Births (all years) 50,851 303,564
Peak Year 1961 1921
Peak Year Births 879 7,332
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clark Clarence
1880s 513 8,760
1890s 505 11,901
1900s 502 13,573
1910s 2,383 49,196
1920s 2,914 66,574
1930s 3,763 42,676
1940s 5,050 36,197
1950s 6,631 29,488
1960s 6,140 17,500
1970s 2,534 10,667
1980s 3,014 7,364
1990s 2,692 4,538
2000s 2,742 2,592
2010s 6,880 1,795
2020s 4,588 743

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clark Clarence
2014 814 197
2015 868 185
2016 867 156
2017 861 158
2018 855 173
2019 805 169
2020 793 135
2021 794 129
2022 729 137
2023 709 112
2024 726 113
2025 837 117

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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