Recorded 1964–2023 Unisex name Peak 2023 127 births

Klark — boys' name

127 babies named Klark in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s201990s52000s162010s562020s30
2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Klark was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

15 babies were named Klark in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Klark

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Klark between 1964 and 2023, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Klark currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Klark is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 24 additional births since 2013.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Klark performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Klark shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Klark 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 127 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.

Klark at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

127

Since 1964

60 years of records

Peak year

2023

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1964

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2023

Klark popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1964

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
15
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
05101520 202320202018201620142005199019661964 8

Klark popularity over time — girls

24 total births recorded since 2013 (Klark as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 24 births
4.555.566.577.5 2020201920172013 6

Klark by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
56 births that decade — 44% of Klark's all-time total
1960s201990s52000s162010s562020s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Klark?
127 babies have been named Klark since 1964. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 15 births.
When was Klark most popular?
Klark was most popular in the 2010s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Is Klark a unisex name?
Yes, Klark is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 127 births, and as a girl's name it has 24 births.
How long has the name Klark been used?
Klark has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 60 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Klark?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Klayton, Klay, Klaus, Klayten, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1964–2023 (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.