Clark Name Popularity

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How popular is Clark?

Ranking 377th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Clark is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 500, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #176 was reached in 1881.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1961 with 878 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Clark in any given year was 31 in 1902.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Clark occurred roughly during the years 1897-1900, 1907-1916, 1929-1934, 1939-1942, 1944-1947, 1958-1961, 1978-1982, 2001-2007, and 2009-2014.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

How popular will Clark be?

For a number of years, the name Clark has been soaring upward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Clark has risen.

The name Clark is chosen by a number of parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Clark (Girl)		Clark (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		21	5,793	850	377
2017		20	6,072	861	379
2016		16	7,314	865	378
2015		15	7,695	867	372
2014		7	13,360	812	383
2013		12	9,140	616	456
2012		< 5	--	472	550
2011		7	13,664	385	617
2010		5	17,582	335	694
2009		< 5	--	336	708
2008		< 5	--	341	694
2007		7	14,243	385	631
2006		< 5	--	323	692
2005		6	14,888	245	792
2004		< 5	--	262	726
2003		< 5	--	220	793
2002		< 5	--	211	808
2001		< 5	--	201	818
2000		< 5	--	218	761
1999		< 5	--	226	724
1998		< 5	--	222	735
1997		5	14,199	245	667
1996		< 5	--	261	642
1995		< 5	--	285	607
1994		< 5	--	268	634
1993		6	12,104	264	635
1992		8	9,666	276	622
1991		< 5	--	303	582
1990		< 5	--	341	537
1989		5	12,788	339	520
1988		< 5	--	318	515
1987		< 5	--	298	519
1986		5	11,275	316	493
1985		< 5	--	284	518
1984		< 5	--	302	480
1983		5	10,587	322	466
1982		< 5	--	305	487
1981		< 5	--	262	520
1980		< 5	--	262	532
1979		< 5	--	244	548
1978		< 5	--	217	569
1977		< 5	--	256	512
1976		< 5	--	197	582
1975		< 5	--	226	533
1974		< 5	--	197	573
1973		< 5	--	227	521
1972		< 5	--	273	475
1971		< 5	--	323	451
1970		< 5	--	382	418
1969		< 5	--	411	388
1968		5	7,176	426	377
1967		9	4,673	469	344
1966		< 5	--	529	324
1965		< 5	--	624	300
1964		< 5	--	668	303
1963		< 5	--	729	287
1962		5	6,723	800	271
1961		< 5	--	878	268
1960		< 5	--	607	317
1959		< 5	--	632	307
1958		< 5	--	671	293
1957		5	6,230	637	301
1956		< 5	--	707	278
1955		< 5	--	725	255
1954		< 5	--	717	262
1953		< 5	--	646	273
1952		< 5	--	637	274
1951		< 5	--	634	268
1950		< 5	--	625	262
1949		5	5,364	595	273
1948		< 5	--	551	288
1947		< 5	--	596	281
1946		< 5	--	523	280
1945		5	4,671	424	289
1944		< 5	--	437	284
1943		6	4,271	503	270
1942		< 5	--	538	245
1941		< 5	--	456	263
1940		< 5	--	427	272
1939		< 5	--	396	276
1938		< 5	--	487	241
1937		< 5	--	433	260
1936		< 5	--	437	254
1935		< 5	--	376	280
1934		< 5	--	428	262
1933		< 5	--	370	273
1932		< 5	--	336	304
1931		< 5	--	243	357
1930		5	4,671	255	359
1929		< 5	--	243	367
1928		< 5	--	241	377
1927		< 5	--	293	334
1926		< 5	--	264	361
1925		< 5	--	272	358
1924		< 5	--	283	351
1923		5	5,091	328	321
1922		< 5	--	326	317
1921		< 5	--	357	301
1920		5	5,110	308	333
1919		< 5	--	327	302
1918		7	3,947	327	308
1917		< 5	--	345	275
1916		< 5	--	336	278
1915		< 5	--	289	296
1914		< 5	--	242	286
1913		< 5	--	191	289
1912		< 5	--	187	256
1911		< 5	--	68	334
1910		< 5	--	71	292
1909		< 5	--	51	321
1908		< 5	--	54	297
1907		< 5	--	43	325
1906		< 5	--	53	270
1905		< 5	--	48	287
1904		< 5	--	46	279
1903		< 5	--	49	263
1902		< 5	--	31	355
1901		< 5	--	52	238
1900		< 5	--	75	231
1899		< 5	--	46	246
1898		< 5	--	42	279
1897		< 5	--	58	226
1896		< 5	--	58	238
1895		< 5	--	53	246
1894		< 5	--	50	242
1893		< 5	--	50	247
1892		< 5	--	61	224
1891		< 5	--	36	269
1890		< 5	--	51	233
1889		< 5	--	51	228
1888		< 5	--	45	263
1887		< 5	--	54	211
1886		< 5	--	49	244
1885		< 5	--	45	245
1884		< 5	--	55	228
1883		< 5	--	45	237
1882		< 5	--	54	222
1881		< 5	--	66	176
1880		< 5	--	49	237

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.