The first name Clarke

In 2025, 140 girls born in the United States were named Clarke, the 1,519th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 152 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Michael Clarke Duncan
  American actor (1957–2012)
• Clarke Abel
  British surgeon and naturalist (1780–1826)
• Clarke Peters
  American actor, singer, writer and director, born 1952
• Clarke Scholes
  American swimmer (1930–2010)
• Clarke Carlisle
  English association football player (born 1979)
• Clarke MacArthur
  Canadian ice hockey player, born 1985
• Jerome Clarke Hunsaker
  American aviator (1886–1984)
• Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy
  English suffragist, 1833–1918
• Samuel C. Pomeroy
  American politician (1816-1891)
• Nile Kinnick
  American football player, 1918–1943
• Elliot Stuart
  English badminton player, born 1946

How popular is the name Clarke?

In 2025, 9 boys born in England and Wales were named Clarke, ranking 2,440th. Its peak was 2015, with 37 births.

Is Clarke a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 5,598 US babies named Clarke since 1880, 30% were girls and 70% boys.

When was Clarke most popular?

2021 in the United States, when 152 babies were named Clarke, its highest rank at 1,420th.

Is Clarke also a surname?

Yes. Clarke is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.