Girls' name · since 1914
Clarkie
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 46 babies named Clarkie, peaking in 1935. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clarkie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 46 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clarkie has been recorded 46 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1940.
- #35,882 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 46 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Clarkie ranks #35,882 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #35,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Clarkie's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Clarkie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Clarkie's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1935 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Clarkie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1940
- Peak year (1935)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Clarkie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (23 births, 50% of the file).
1920s was Clarkie's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Clarkie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
23 births
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 23 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Clarkie's data
- Clarkie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Clarkie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–1940 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Clarkie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.