Clark
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning clerk or scribe.
How Clark has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #372 |
| 2016 | #377 |
| 2017 | #379 |
| 2018 | #376 |
| 2019 | #390 |
| 2020 | #386 |
| 2021 | #396 |
| 2022 | #427 |
| 2023 | #437 |
| 2024 | #437 |
| 2025 | #377 |
Clark by the numbers
In 2025, 38 babies in England and Wales were named Clark. In the US, 875 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 878 babies in 1961, making it a 1960s name.
At its height, in 1900, about 1 in 2,200 American boys born that year was called Clark.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Clark. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Clark
Names that are said the same way as Clark, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Klarkclerk or scholar; a spelling variant of clark19 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Clark
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