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 #3335

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Metric Clark Claude
Current Rank #437 #3335
Total Births (all years) 50,851 91,337
Peak Year 1961 1920
Peak Year Births 879 1,893
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clark Claude
1880s 513 3,504
1890s 505 3,636
1900s 502 3,704
1910s 2,383 12,792
1920s 2,914 16,999
1930s 3,763 12,741
1940s 5,050 12,820
1950s 6,631 10,831
1960s 6,140 6,436
1970s 2,534 3,244
1980s 3,014 2,034
1990s 2,692 1,195
2000s 2,742 699
2010s 6,880 472
2020s 4,588 230

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clark Claude
2014 814 42
2015 868 52
2016 867 55
2017 861 40
2018 855 51
2019 805 42
2020 793 44
2021 794 38
2022 729 34
2023 709 39
2024 726 35
2025 837 40

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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