Clarke
From an English surname for a clerk, scribe, or member of the clergy, taken from the Latin clericus by way of Old English cleric.
Clarke in 2025
Clarke was given to 177 babies in the United States in 2025 — 37 boys and 140 girls, making it the 2,394th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 18,731 babies born.
The history of Clarke
Clarke reached its highest point in 2021, when 192 babies were given the name, ranking 2,279th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,527th, in 1880.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 5,598 babies have been named Clarke. Half of them were born before 1990, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Clarke by decade
| Decade | Babies named Clarke | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16 | 1,527 |
| 1890s | 11 | 2,226 |
| 1900s | 26 | 2,060 |
| 1910s | 206 | 2,036 |
| 1920s | 315 | 2,335 |
| 1930s | 356 | 1,906 |
| 1940s | 439 | 1,978 |
| 1950s | 491 | 2,154 |
| 1960s | 417 | 2,490 |
| 1970s | 232 | 3,492 |
| 1980s | 288 | 4,043 |
| 1990s | 467 | 3,592 |
| 2000s | 375 | 5,793 |
| 2010s | 925 | 2,486 |
| 2020s | 1,034 | 2,279 |
Where Clarke is heading
Clarke has risen 108% over the past decade, from 85 babies in 2015 to 177 in 2025.
Names like Clarke
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Clarke.