Clark
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About Clark
The name Clark is currently ranked #377 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #176 in 1881. The name is most popular in District of Columbia, Montana, and Idaho. Clark is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
1 syllable.
As of September 2026, Clark ranked #377 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #176 in 1881, Nameberry popularity #235.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #383 | 814 | 423.8 |
| 2015 | #372 | 868 | 452.9 |
| 2016 | #378 | 867 | 456.9 |
| 2017 | #380 | 861 | 465.2 |
| 2018 | #376 | 855 | 470.8 |
| 2019 | #390 | 804 | 448.1 |
| 2020 | #388 | 792 | 458.8 |
| 2021 | #396 | 793 | 453.3 |
| 2022 | #427 | 729 | 417.5 |
| 2023 | #437 | 709 | 414.5 |
| 2024 | #437 | 725 | 420.8 |
| 2025 | #377 | 837 | 490 |
World rankings
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Famous Clarks
- (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
- Gary Clark Jr.
American guitarist, singer
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"