Is Clark a boy or girl name?
Clark is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 20 girls and 725 boys were named Clark, so 2.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 50,351 US babies named Clark were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #437
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,972
- Babies named Clark since 1880
- 50,351
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 883 babies
Boys and girls named Clark, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 513 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 505 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 502 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,383 | 7 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 2,914 | 10 | 0.3% |
| 1930s | 3,763 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1940s | 5,050 | 16 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 6,633 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1960s | 6,140 | 19 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 2,538 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 3,013 | 15 | 0.5% |
| 1990s | 2,692 | 19 | 0.7% |
| 2000s | 2,742 | 13 | 0.5% |
| 2010s | 6,879 | 125 | 1.8% |
| 2020s | 3,748 | 102 | 2.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 725 | #437 | 20 | #5,972 |
| 2023 | 709 | #437 | 17 | #6,725 |
| 2022 | 729 | #427 | 16 | #7,046 |
| 2021 | 793 | #396 | 26 | #4,991 |
| 2020 | 792 | #388 | 23 | #5,357 |
| 2019 | 804 | #390 | 22 | #5,645 |
| 2018 | 855 | #376 | 21 | #5,828 |
| 2017 | 861 | #380 | 20 | #6,095 |
| 2016 | 867 | #378 | 16 | #7,334 |
| 2015 | 868 | #372 | 15 | #7,712 |
| 2014 | 814 | #383 | 7 | #13,380 |
| 2013 | 617 | #456 | 12 | #9,153 |
| 2012 | 473 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 385 | #619 | 7 | #13,675 |
| 2010 | 335 | #695 | 5 | #17,600 |
| 2009 | 336 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 341 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 385 | #632 | 7 | #14,248 |
| 2006 | 323 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 245 | #792 | 6 | #14,890 |
| 2004 | 262 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 220 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 211 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 201 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 218 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 226 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 222 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 245 | #667 | 5 | #14,203 |
| 1996 | 261 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 285 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 268 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 264 | #635 | 6 | #12,105 |
| 1992 | 276 | #622 | 8 | #9,668 |
| 1991 | 303 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 342 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 341 | #519 | 5 | #12,790 |
| 1988 | 319 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 301 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 316 | #493 | 5 | #11,282 |
| 1985 | 284 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 302 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 323 | #465 | 5 | #10,589 |
| 1982 | 305 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 260 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 262 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 243 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 214 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 256 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 197 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 226 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 197 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 227 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 273 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 324 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 381 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 411 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 426 | #376 | 5 | #7,177 |
| 1967 | 469 | #344 | 9 | #4,679 |
| 1966 | 528 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 624 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 668 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 729 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 798 | #271 | 5 | #6,727 |
| 1961 | 880 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 607 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 633 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 670 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 638 | #299 | 5 | #6,226 |
| 1956 | 709 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 724 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 718 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 646 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 637 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 634 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 624 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 595 | #273 | 5 | #5,365 |
| 1948 | 551 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 596 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 523 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 424 | #289 | 5 | #4,671 |
| 1944 | 437 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 503 | #270 | 6 | #4,272 |
| 1942 | 538 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 456 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 427 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 396 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 488 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 433 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 437 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 376 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 429 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 370 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 336 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 243 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 255 | #359 | 5 | #4,672 |
| 1929 | 243 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 240 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 293 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 264 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 272 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 283 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 328 | #321 | 5 | #5,090 |
| 1922 | 326 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 357 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 308 | #333 | 5 | #5,110 |
| 1919 | 327 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 327 | #308 | 7 | #3,947 |
| 1917 | 345 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 336 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 289 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 242 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 191 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 187 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 68 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 71 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 51 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 54 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 43 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 53 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 48 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 46 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 49 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 31 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 52 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 75 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 46 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 42 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 58 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 58 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 53 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 50 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 50 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 61 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 36 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 51 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 51 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 45 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 54 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 49 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 45 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 55 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 45 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 54 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 66 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 49 | #237 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Clark reached #176 in 1881. As a girl name, it reached #3,947 in 1918. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Clark
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.