first name
CLARK
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 32,398 people named Clark, 82.9% reported their origin as White, 6.1% as Black and 4% as Hispanic or Latino. 98.7% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Clark peaked in 2015, when 883 babies got the name.
At least 51,205 babies have been given the name since 1880. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Clark by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1880s, when it ranked #497. The largest share of babies named Clark, 24.6%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Clark is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Clark has been most common in Utah (4.5×), Iowa (2×), and Nebraska (1.8×), and least common in Maine (0.34×).
44,427 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Clark
Spelled almost the same
One first name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Clark, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Clark ranks #28 of 156,621, with 539,661 people. See Clark as a last name
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