How Many People Are Named Clarke?
people named Clarke are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 81,805 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,598 babies named Clarke in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
192 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Clarke, 40.1% were girls and 59.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Clarke rose from 0% in the 1910s to 78.7% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Clarke alive today is about 29 years old, and 59% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 51 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Clarke first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2021, to 192 babies. In 2025, 177 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Clarke has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #831, in 1880. In 2025 it ranked #3,192. Among girls, its best rank was #1,420, in 2021.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,192 | #1,519 |
| Best rank | #831 (1880) | #1,420 (2021) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,072 in the 1950s | #1,555 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Clarke alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Clarke were born in Texas than in any other state: about 177 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Clarke was given 2 times as often in California, 1.8 times in Texas and 1.7 times in Illinois.
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