Clarkson is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2019 and has grown less common since.
Clarkson is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,404 for boy births in the United States (and #25,571 across all names), given to 5 babies. Clarkson first appears in 1915 and peaked in 2019 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #12,404 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | #10,092 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #12,574 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | #7,358 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | #9,927 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #8,892 |
| 2019 | 16 | 16 | #5,608 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #7,679 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #12,489 |
| 1956 | 7 | — | #3,260 |
| 1953 | 7 | — | #3,187 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | #3,370 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #3,539 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #3,610 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #3,741 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | #3,782 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | #3,960 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #4,449 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | #3,906 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | #3,811 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | #4,017 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #3,927 |