Clarke Boy & girl
How popular is Clarke?
#1,518 girl name in 2025
140 baby girls were named Clarke in the US in 2025, making it the 1518th most popular girl name. Another 37 boys got the name (#3,180 for boys).
Clarke popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,518 for girls (▲ 334 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 140 girls, 37 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+186% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,299 in 2015, #1,503 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (152 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,419 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 1991 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 26% boys, 74% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Clarke counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Clarke family of names ranked #1,215 for girls in 2025 (#1,434 the year before), with 148 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clarke | 140 | 95% |
| Klarke | 8 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Clarke is most popular
Babies named Clarke per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Indiana: 0.2 per 1,000 (30 girls)
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (31 girls)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (31 girls)
- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (23 girls)
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (26 girls)
Clarke by decade
Girl names about as popular as Clarke
Questions
- Is Clarke a boy or girl name?
- Clarke is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 26% of babies named Clarke were boys and 74% were girls.
- How popular is the name Clarke?
- 140 baby girls were named Clarke in the US in 2025, making it the 1518th most popular girl name. Another 37 boys got the name (#3,180 for boys).
- When was Clarke most popular?
- Clarke peaked in 2021, when 152 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,419 in 2021.
- How many people are named Clarke?
- 5,598 babies have been named Clarke in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,217 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
- Where is Clarke most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Clarke was most common in Indiana, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.