Clark is an established boys' name that peaked in 2015 and remains in steady use.
Clark is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #377 among boys (837) and #6,373 among girls (18) — overall #741 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 855 | 855 | #6,373 | #377 |
| 2024 | 746 | 746 | #5,994 | #437 |
| 2023 | 726 | 726 | #6,730 | #439 |
| 2022 | 745 | 745 | #7,050 | #427 |
| 2021 | 820 | 820 | #4,992 | #396 |
| 2020 | 816 | 816 | #5,358 | #387 |
| 2019 | 827 | 827 | #5,652 | #389 |
| 2018 | 876 | 876 | #5,828 | #376 |
| 2017 | 881 | 881 | #6,097 | #381 |
| 2016 | 883 | 883 | #7,336 | #378 |
| 2015 | 883 | 883 | #7,713 | #372 |
| 2014 | 821 | 821 | #13,383 | #383 |
| 2013 | 629 | 629 | #9,155 | #456 |
| 2012 | 473 | 473 | — | #551 |
| 2011 | 392 | 392 | #13,677 | #619 |
| 2010 | 340 | 340 | #17,600 | #695 |
| 2009 | 336 | 336 | — | #708 |
| 2008 | 341 | 341 | — | #695 |
| 2007 | 392 | 392 | #14,248 | #632 |
| 2006 | 323 | 323 | — | #692 |
| 2005 | 251 | 251 | #14,891 | #792 |
| 2004 | 262 | 262 | — | #727 |
| 2003 | 220 | 220 | — | #793 |
| 2002 | 211 | 211 | — | #809 |
| 2001 | 201 | 201 | — | #818 |
| 2000 | 218 | 218 | — | #761 |
| 1999 | 226 | 226 | — | #724 |
| 1998 | 222 | 222 | — | #735 |
| 1997 | 250 | — | #14,204 | #667 |
| 1996 | 261 | — | — | #642 |
| 1995 | 285 | — | — | #607 |
| 1994 | 268 | — | — | #634 |
| 1993 | 270 | — | #12,105 | #635 |
| 1992 | 284 | — | #9,669 | #622 |
| 1991 | 303 | — | — | #583 |
| 1990 | 342 | — | — | #536 |
| 1989 | 346 | — | #12,792 | #519 |
| 1988 | 319 | — | — | #514 |
| 1987 | 301 | — | — | #518 |
| 1986 | 323 | — | #11,283 | #491 |
| 1985 | 284 | — | — | #517 |
| 1984 | 302 | — | — | #480 |
| 1983 | 328 | — | #10,590 | #465 |
| 1982 | 305 | — | — | #487 |
| 1981 | 260 | — | — | #521 |
| 1980 | 261 | — | — | #533 |
| 1979 | 243 | — | — | #548 |
| 1978 | 213 | — | — | #574 |
| 1977 | 256 | — | — | #512 |
| 1976 | 197 | — | — | #581 |
| 1975 | 224 | — | — | #535 |
| 1974 | 197 | — | — | #573 |
| 1973 | 227 | — | — | #522 |
| 1972 | 272 | — | — | #477 |
| 1971 | 324 | — | — | #451 |
| 1970 | 381 | — | — | #418 |
| 1969 | 411 | — | — | #387 |
| 1968 | 431 | — | #7,178 | #376 |
| 1967 | 478 | — | #4,679 | #344 |
| 1966 | 528 | — | — | #324 |
| 1965 | 624 | — | — | #300 |
| 1964 | 668 | — | — | #304 |
| 1963 | 729 | — | — | #287 |
| 1962 | 803 | — | #6,727 | #271 |
| 1961 | 879 | — | — | #268 |
| 1960 | 608 | — | — | #317 |
| 1959 | 632 | — | — | #307 |
| 1958 | 670 | — | — | #293 |
| 1957 | 643 | — | #6,226 | #299 |
| 1956 | 709 | — | — | #276 |
| 1955 | 724 | — | — | #255 |
| 1954 | 717 | — | — | #262 |
| 1953 | 646 | — | — | #273 |
| 1952 | 637 | — | — | #274 |
| 1951 | 634 | — | — | #268 |
| 1950 | 624 | — | — | #262 |
| 1949 | 600 | — | #5,365 | #273 |
| 1948 | 551 | — | — | #287 |
| 1947 | 596 | — | — | #281 |
| 1946 | 523 | — | — | #279 |
| 1945 | 429 | — | #4,671 | #289 |
| 1944 | 437 | — | — | #283 |
| 1943 | 509 | — | #4,272 | #270 |
| 1942 | 538 | — | — | #245 |
| 1941 | 456 | — | — | #263 |
| 1940 | 427 | — | — | #272 |
| 1939 | 396 | — | — | #276 |
| 1938 | 488 | — | — | #240 |
| 1937 | 433 | — | — | #260 |
| 1936 | 437 | — | — | #254 |
| 1935 | 376 | — | — | #280 |
| 1934 | 429 | — | — | #262 |
| 1933 | 370 | — | — | #273 |
| 1932 | 336 | — | — | #304 |
| 1931 | 243 | — | — | #359 |
| 1930 | 260 | — | #4,671 | #359 |
| 1929 | 243 | — | — | #367 |
| 1928 | 240 | — | — | #381 |
| 1927 | 293 | — | — | #334 |
| 1926 | 264 | — | — | #360 |
| 1925 | 272 | — | — | #358 |
| 1924 | 283 | — | — | #351 |
| 1923 | 333 | — | #5,090 | #321 |
| 1922 | 326 | — | — | #317 |
| 1921 | 357 | — | — | #301 |
| 1920 | 313 | — | #5,110 | #333 |
| 1919 | 327 | — | — | #301 |
| 1918 | 334 | — | #3,947 | #308 |
| 1917 | 345 | — | — | #275 |
| 1916 | 336 | — | — | #278 |
| 1915 | 289 | — | — | #296 |
| 1914 | 242 | — | — | #286 |
| 1913 | 191 | — | — | #289 |
| 1912 | 187 | — | — | #256 |
| 1911 | 68 | — | — | #334 |
| 1910 | 71 | — | — | #292 |
| 1909 | 51 | — | — | #321 |
| 1908 | 54 | — | — | #297 |
| 1907 | 43 | — | — | #325 |
| 1906 | 53 | — | — | #270 |
| 1905 | 48 | — | — | #287 |
| 1904 | 46 | — | — | #279 |
| 1903 | 49 | — | — | #263 |
| 1902 | 31 | — | — | #355 |
| 1901 | 52 | — | — | #238 |
| 1900 | 75 | — | — | #230 |
| 1899 | 46 | — | — | #246 |
| 1898 | 42 | — | — | #279 |
| 1897 | 58 | — | — | #226 |
| 1896 | 58 | — | — | #238 |
| 1895 | 53 | — | — | #246 |
| 1894 | 50 | — | — | #242 |
| 1893 | 50 | — | — | #247 |
| 1892 | 61 | — | — | #224 |
| 1891 | 36 | — | — | #269 |
| 1890 | 51 | — | — | #233 |
| 1889 | 51 | — | — | #228 |
| 1888 | 45 | — | — | #263 |
| 1887 | 54 | — | — | #211 |
| 1886 | 49 | — | — | #244 |
| 1885 | 45 | — | — | #245 |
| 1884 | 55 | — | — | #228 |
| 1883 | 45 | — | — | #237 |
| 1882 | 54 | — | — | #222 |
| 1881 | 66 | — | — | #176 |
| 1880 | 49 | — | — | #237 |