Clark

English

"scribe, secretary, cleric, scholar, clerk"

Updated Tue Dec 03 2024

Clark Origin and Meaning

The name Clark is a boy's name of English origin meaning "scribe, secretary, cleric, scholar, clerk".

Clark seemed to have been Gone with the Wind, but parents looking for a short, strong boy's name are now beginning to appreciate its cool combination of Gable charm with Superman power.

Clark has been steadily on the popularity list—it was Number 176 in 1881 and well used in the 1940s and 50s, and is now on another upswing.

Long-term Hollywood heartthrob Clark Gable was born William Clark—his middle name was the maiden name of his maternal grandmother.

# 437 in the US

Clark Rank in US Top 1000

# 369 on Nameberry

Clark Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Clark Popularity

437US2023
369Nameberry2024
248Future2028
751England2021

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Famous People Named Clark

(William) Clark Gable
American actor
(Robert) Clark Gregg
American actor
Clark Harris
American football player
Clark Cromwell Haggans
American football player
Clark Gilmer
American female model
Clark Otis Marsden
son of actor Jason Marsden
William Clark
American explorer, soldier of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Clark Gillies
Canadian ice hockey Hall of Famer
Clark Ingram
singer/songwriter

Clark in Pop Culture

Clark
character in "The Thing" series
Clark "Kal
El" Kent, the mild,mannered reporter disguise of Superman
Clark Edison
intern on American TV show "Bones"
Clark Griswold
patriarch of the Griswold family in the "National Lampoon's Vacation" movies
Clark Salinger
from the TV series "Ed"
Clark Wilkins
character on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
Clark "Mouth" Devereaux
character from the film "The Goonies," played by Corey Feldman
Clark Thompson
character in the novel "Station Eleven"
Clark Hudson
a character on MTV's "Scream"