Clarkson — #10986 US boys' name
150 babies named Clarkson in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 23% of names given to boys today.
26% of everyone ever named Clarkson was born in this single decade.
16 babies were named Clarkson in 2019 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Clarkson
The Social Security Administration has registered 150 babies named Clarkson between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Clarkson currently holds the #10986 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 16 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Clarkson performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Clarkson shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Clarkson in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 150 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Clarkson at a glance
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Current rank
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Clarkson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915
- Peak year (2019)
- 16
- Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
Currently ranks #10986 among boys.
150 total births across 110 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2019 with 16 births in a single year.
Clarkson by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 39 births that decade — 26% of Clarkson's all-time total
Clarkson decade highlights
- Peak decade 39 births
- Runner-up 37 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Clarkson's strongest decade
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 26% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.