Is Clarke a boy or girl name?
Clarke is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 107 girls and 35 boys were named Clarke, so 75.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 28.5% of the 5,418 US babies named Clarke were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,331
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,863
- Babies named Clarke since 1880
- 5,418
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 192 babies
Boys and girls named Clarke, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 206 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 315 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 356 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 439 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 491 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 417 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 232 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 288 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 305 | 161 | 34.5% |
| 2000s | 212 | 163 | 43.5% |
| 2010s | 375 | 550 | 59.5% |
| 2020s | 183 | 672 | 78.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35 | #3,331 | 107 | #1,863 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,243 | 132 | #1,584 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,163 | 139 | #1,541 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3,029 | 152 | #1,420 |
| 2020 | 45 | #2,736 | 142 | #1,504 |
| 2019 | 53 | #2,492 | 115 | #1,774 |
| 2018 | 41 | #2,900 | 92 | #2,090 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,017 | 95 | #2,058 |
| 2016 | 61 | #2,213 | 76 | #2,429 |
| 2015 | 36 | #3,162 | 49 | #3,306 |
| 2014 | 39 | #2,941 | 32 | #4,483 |
| 2013 | 32 | #3,348 | 19 | #6,525 |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,460 | 25 | #5,432 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,250 | 23 | #5,777 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,703 | 24 | #5,650 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,455 | 23 | #5,933 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,122 | 17 | #7,487 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,257 | 15 | #8,190 |
| 2006 | 26 | #3,803 | 14 | #8,344 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,500 | 12 | #9,018 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,631 | 19 | #6,285 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,298 | 9 | #10,626 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,687 | 16 | #6,773 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,734 | 17 | #6,385 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,429 | 21 | #5,349 |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,192 | 11 | #8,352 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,798 | 12 | #7,643 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,475 | 15 | #6,232 |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,605 | 24 | #4,336 |
| 1995 | 46 | #1,867 | 16 | #5,728 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,781 | 19 | #5,062 |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,523 | 25 | #4,128 |
| 1992 | 31 | #2,371 | 17 | #5,528 |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,102 | 22 | #4,531 |
| 1990 | 35 | #2,092 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 37 | #1,957 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 32 | #2,001 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,487 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 33 | #1,843 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,081 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,243 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 35 | #1,660 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 30 | #1,859 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 25 | #2,095 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 24 | #2,167 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,603 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,293 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,472 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 29 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,382 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 27 | #1,757 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 24 | #1,826 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 26 | #1,734 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 24 | #1,831 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 35 | #1,421 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 36 | #1,330 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 35 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 40 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 31 | #1,376 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 30 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 52 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 53 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 44 | #1,174 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 52 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 44 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 50 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 47 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 46 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 42 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 60 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 60 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 36 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 53 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 48 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 49 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 48 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 42 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 61 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 50 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 41 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 39 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 39 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 41 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 43 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 35 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 29 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 38 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 43 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 44 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 34 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 43 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 40 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 31 | #1,218 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 26 | #1,369 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 28 | #1,370 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 28 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 23 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 27 | #1,441 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 37 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 33 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 29 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 30 | #1,330 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 38 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 37 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 33 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 28 | #1,357 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 34 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 27 | #1,331 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 22 | #1,516 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 39 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,559 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,265 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 17 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,451 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 8 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #831 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Clarke reached #831 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #1,420 in 2021. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Clarke
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.