NameTides

Clarke

Clarke was the #1,518 girls' name in the US in 2025 (140 babies), and #4,867 in England & Wales and #1,315 in Canada.

Clarke as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Clarke as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Clarke as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#1,518 (140)#4,867 (4)—#1,315 (19)
2024#1,852 (108)——#1,479 (16)
2023#1,581 (133)——#1,491 (15)
2022#1,540 (139)#5,670 (3)—#1,635 (13)
2021#1,419 (152)#3,519 (6)—#1,522 (15)
2020#1,503 (142)#5,493 (3)—#851 (32)
2019#1,773 (115)——#1,342 (18)
2018#2,084 (92)#3,985 (5)#680 (4)#1,164 (21)
2017#2,053 (95)#3,583 (6)—#1,454 (16)
2016#2,426 (76)#2,367 (11)—#1,335 (18)
2015#3,299 (49)#5,730 (3)#806 (3)#1,584 (14)
2014#4,455 (32)———
2013#6,462 (19)———
2012#5,398 (25)———
2011#5,728 (23)———

Clarke as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Canada
Clarke as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Clarke as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandCanada
2025#3,181 (37)#2,440 (9)——#1,311 (18)
2024#3,335 (35)#2,444 (9)——#1,246 (18)
2023#4,220 (25)#2,008 (11)——#1,342 (15)
2022#3,151 (38)#1,692 (14)—#352 (4)#1,483 (13)
2021#3,021 (40)#1,448 (17)——#946 (25)
2020#2,728 (45)#1,825 (12)——#1,520 (12)
2019#2,491 (53)#1,369 (18)——#1,205 (17)
2018#2,893 (41)#1,455 (17)—#365 (4)#1,572 (11)
2017#3,006 (39)#1,097 (26)——#908 (25)
2016#2,207 (61)#1,157 (24)—#358 (4)#1,283 (15)
2015#3,149 (36)#833 (37)——#1,041 (20)
2014#2,929 (39)#1,421 (17)—#398 (3)#977 (22)
2013#3,339 (32)#1,617 (14)#687 (3)—#1,312 (14)
2012#3,450 (31)#1,669 (14)——#1,655 (10)
2011#4,221 (23)#1,788 (12)——#1,802 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2021 at #1,419.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1991.
  • In 2025, 79% of US babies named Clarke were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 30,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Clarke is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 14,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 17,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Clarke by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #835MNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: #682MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #721INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #703CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #744KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #677LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,533GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,352TXFlorida: #1,887FL
Clarke (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,4107

Clarke (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ClarkeCanadaGirls#1,31519
ClarkeCanadaBoys#1,31118
ClarkeEngland & WalesGirls#4,8674
ClarkeEngland & WalesBoys#2,4409
ClarkeNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ClarkeScotlandGirls—too few
ClarkeScotlandBoys—too few
ClarkeUSGirls#1,518140
ClarkeUSBoys#3,18137