Clarke
Clarke is given to both girls and boys: 140 girls and 37 boys were given it in 2025 (#1,519 among girls’ names and #3,192 among boys’, #2,394 among all names counting both); 5,598 Americans have been recorded with it since 1880 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 4,150 Americans named Clarke and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (74% of everyone recorded); the median is 20 years old and half are between 7 and 50.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Clarke by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
How popular is Clarke?
#3,192 among boys’ names, 2025
Clarke fell from #3,163 in 2015 to #3,192 in 2025 among boys’ names, although its share of boys born rose from 18.8 to 21.7 per million.
192 babies in 2021, the peak
Clarke peaked in 2021, when 192 babies were given it (40 boys, #3,029 among boys’ names). The 177 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 92% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 140 | #1,519 | 37 | #3,192 |
| 2024 | 108 | #1,855 | 35 | #3,342 |
| 2023 | 133 | #1,583 | 25 | #4,241 |
| 2022 | 139 | #1,542 | 38 | #3,165 |
| 2021 | 152 | #1,420 | 40 | #3,029 |
| 2020 | 142 | #1,504 | 45 | #2,735 |
| 2019 | 115 | #1,774 | 53 | #2,492 |
| 2018 | 92 | #2,090 | 41 | #2,899 |
| 2017 | 95 | #2,059 | 39 | #3,017 |
| 2016 | 76 | #2,429 | 61 | #2,213 |
Every recorded year (124)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 49 | #3,306 | 36 | #3,163 |
| 2014 | 32 | #4,481 | 39 | #2,939 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,521 | 32 | #3,346 |
| 2012 | 25 | #5,431 | 31 | #3,457 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5,777 | 23 | #4,248 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5,649 | 20 | #4,701 |
| 2009 | 23 | #5,932 | 22 | #4,454 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,484 | 14 | #6,118 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,187 | 23 | #4,255 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,341 | 26 | #3,801 |
| 2005 | 12 | #9,013 | 19 | #4,496 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,280 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,622 | 28 | #3,294 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,769 | 23 | #3,682 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,380 | 22 | #3,729 |
| 2000 | 21 | #5,344 | 17 | #4,423 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,346 | 25 | #3,188 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,637 | 29 | #2,795 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,228 | 20 | #3,470 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,331 | 29 | #2,600 |
| 1995 | 16 | #5,723 | 46 | #1,862 |
| 1994 | 19 | #5,057 | 27 | #2,693 |
| 1993 | 25 | #4,123 | 29 | #2,517 |
| 1992 | 17 | #5,522 | 31 | #2,366 |
| 1991 | 22 | #4,525 | 35 | #2,095 |
| 1990 | under 5 | 35 | #2,088 | |
| 1989 | under 5 | 37 | #1,952 | |
| 1988 | under 5 | 32 | #1,996 | |
| 1987 | under 5 | 22 | #2,482 | |
| 1986 | under 5 | 33 | #1,841 | |
| 1985 | under 5 | 27 | #2,080 | |
| 1984 | under 5 | 23 | #2,242 | |
| 1983 | under 5 | 35 | #1,659 | |
| 1982 | under 5 | 30 | #1,859 | |
| 1981 | under 5 | 25 | #2,094 | |
| 1980 | under 5 | 24 | #2,167 | |
| 1979 | under 5 | 11 | #3,602 | |
| 1978 | under 5 | 20 | #2,293 | |
| 1977 | under 5 | 18 | #2,472 | |
| 1976 | under 5 | 29 | #1,749 | |
| 1975 | under 5 | 18 | #2,381 | |
| 1974 | under 5 | 27 | #1,757 | |
| 1973 | under 5 | 24 | #1,824 | |
| 1972 | under 5 | 26 | #1,734 | |
| 1971 | under 5 | 24 | #1,830 | |
| 1970 | under 5 | 35 | #1,420 | |
| 1969 | under 5 | 36 | #1,329 | |
| 1968 | under 5 | 35 | #1,290 | |
| 1967 | under 5 | 40 | #1,181 | |
| 1966 | under 5 | 31 | #1,375 | |
| 1965 | under 5 | 30 | #1,411 | |
| 1964 | under 5 | 52 | #1,047 | |
| 1963 | under 5 | 53 | #1,039 | |
| 1962 | under 5 | 44 | #1,173 | |
| 1961 | under 5 | 52 | #1,081 | |
| 1960 | under 5 | 44 | #1,178 | |
| 1959 | under 5 | 50 | #1,089 | |
| 1958 | under 5 | 47 | #1,115 | |
| 1957 | under 5 | 46 | #1,132 | |
| 1956 | under 5 | 42 | #1,171 | |
| 1955 | under 5 | 60 | #972 | |
| 1954 | under 5 | 60 | #953 | |
| 1953 | under 5 | 36 | #1,245 | |
| 1952 | under 5 | 53 | #982 | |
| 1951 | under 5 | 48 | #1,024 | |
| 1950 | under 5 | 49 | #988 | |
| 1949 | under 5 | 48 | #1,007 | |
| 1948 | under 5 | 42 | #1,091 | |
| 1947 | under 5 | 61 | #889 | |
| 1946 | under 5 | 50 | #946 | |
| 1945 | under 5 | 41 | #997 | |
| 1944 | under 5 | 39 | #1,057 | |
| 1943 | under 5 | 39 | #1,090 | |
| 1942 | under 5 | 41 | #1,059 | |
| 1941 | under 5 | 43 | #974 | |
| 1940 | under 5 | 35 | #1,109 | |
| 1939 | under 5 | 29 | #1,224 | |
| 1938 | under 5 | 38 | #1,045 | |
| 1937 | under 5 | 43 | #957 | |
| 1936 | under 5 | 44 | #927 | |
| 1935 | under 5 | 34 | #1,129 | |
| 1934 | under 5 | 43 | #974 | |
| 1933 | under 5 | 40 | #1,017 | |
| 1932 | under 5 | 31 | #1,218 | |
| 1931 | under 5 | 26 | #1,369 | |
| 1930 | under 5 | 28 | #1,370 | |
| 1929 | under 5 | 28 | #1,343 | |
| 1928 | under 5 | 23 | #1,573 | |
| 1927 | under 5 | 27 | #1,440 | |
| 1926 | under 5 | 37 | #1,176 | |
| 1925 | under 5 | 33 | #1,255 | |
| 1924 | under 5 | 29 | #1,384 | |
| 1923 | under 5 | 30 | #1,330 | |
| 1922 | under 5 | 38 | #1,162 | |
| 1921 | under 5 | 37 | #1,181 | |
| 1920 | under 5 | 33 | #1,256 | |
| 1919 | under 5 | 28 | #1,357 | |
| 1918 | under 5 | 34 | #1,195 | |
| 1917 | under 5 | 27 | #1,331 | |
| 1916 | under 5 | 22 | #1,515 | |
| 1915 | under 5 | 39 | #1,020 | |
| 1914 | under 5 | 16 | #1,558 | |
| 1913 | under 5 | 17 | #1,265 | |
| 1912 | under 5 | 17 | #1,141 | |
| 1910 | under 5 | 6 | #1,450 | |
| 1909 | under 5 | 6 | #1,302 | |
| 1905 | under 5 | 6 | #1,121 | |
| 1904 | under 5 | 6 | #1,087 | |
| 1903 | under 5 | 8 | #856 | |
| 1896 | under 5 | 6 | #1,001 | |
| 1890 | under 5 | 5 | #1,033 | |
| 1887 | under 5 | 5 | #956 | |
| 1881 | under 5 | 5 | #890 | |
| 1880 | under 5 | 6 | #831 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Clarke a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 5,598 Americans recorded as Clarke, 30% are girls and 70% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Clarke: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Clarke, and how old are they?
4,150 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 74% of the 5,598 Americans ever recorded as Clarke. The median Clarke alive today is 20 years old; half are between 7 and 50.
The 2020 Census counted 3,383 people named Clarke (893 women and girls, 2,490 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 3,383 born in the U.S. The Census count matches that prediction to within 1%.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 134 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 617 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 375 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 592 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 624 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 1,800 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Clarke born?
The states with the most babies named Clarke are Texas, California and Indiana, with 48% of its births recorded by state in 2025; Indiana is not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 26 | #1,942 | 0.4× |
| California | 8 | not ranked | 0.4× |
| Indiana | 8 | not ranked | 0.3× |
| Massachusetts | 7 | not ranked | 0.1× |
| Colorado | 7 | not ranked | 0.1× |
| Florida | 6 | not ranked | 0.1× |
| Louisiana | 6 | not ranked | 0.1× |
| Illinois | 5 | not ranked | 0.3× |
| Georgia | 5 | not ranked | 0.2× |
| Kentucky | 5 | not ranked | 0.1× |
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Clarke with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Clarke
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Clarke and names like it
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