Claude vs Clark

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

Name A

Claude

Boy name · Rank #3321

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Name B

Clark

Boy name · Rank #437

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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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