Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Clarke

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1947

Peak era

1947

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19472024

Peak year

1947

Decline from peak

42.6%

2024

All-time

3,872

Clarke is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1947, when 61 boys were named Clarke.

In 2024, only 35 boys were given the name.

Down 42.6% from its peak.

All told, about 3,872 Americans have been named Clarke and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1947

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