Clark vs Claude

Side-by-side comparison of Clark and Claude — 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

Claude

Boy name · Rank #3321

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Metric Clark Claude
Current Rank #437 #3321
Total Births (all years) 50,015 91,300
Peak Year 1961 1920
Peak Year Births 880 1,893
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clark Claude
1880ss 513 3,504
1890ss 505 3,636
1900ss 502 3,704
1910ss 2,383 12,792
1920ss 2,914 16,999
1930ss 3,763 12,741
1940ss 5,050 12,820
1950ss 6,633 10,832
1960ss 6,140 6,438
1970ss 2,538 3,244
1980ss 3,013 2,034
1990ss 2,692 1,195
2000ss 2,742 699
2010ss 6,879 472
2020ss 3,748 190

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clark Claude
2014 814 42
2015 868 52
2016 867 55
2017 861 40
2018 855 51
2019 804 42
2020 792 44
2021 793 38
2022 729 34
2023 709 39
2024 725 35

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, 1880–2024.

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