Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Clark

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Clark
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1961

Peak rank proxy

880

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19612024

Peak year

1961

Decline from peak

17.6%

2024

725

All-time

50,015

Clark has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1961, when 880 boys were named Clark.

In 2024, only 725 boys were given the name.

Down 17.6% from its peak.

All told, about 50,015 Americans have been named Clark and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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