Clark

Clark

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Clark or Clarke is a given name, a transferred use of the English occupational surname derived from the Latin word clericus, meaning clerk. The name has been in use as a given name in the Anglosphere since the 1600s.

From Wikipedia

Clark first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 119 babies (rank #381 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Clark

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Clark yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

819

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

119

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	26	#622
1997	21	#767
1998	17	#891
1999	11	#1,209
2000	8	#1,573
2001	16	#988
2002	18	#956
2003	8	#1,806
2004	15	#1,235
2005	24	#924
2006	31	#818
2007	31	#852
2008	30	#899
2009	31	#886
2010	38	#777
2011	37	#814
2012	47	#709
2013	72	#515
2014	118	#356
2015	101	#414
2016	119	#381

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#622

1997

#767

1998

#891

1999

#1,209

2000

#1,573

2001

#988

2002

#956

2003

#1,806

2004

#1,235

2005

#924

2006

#818

2007

#852

2008

#899

2009

#886

2010

#777

2011

#814

2012

#709

2013

#515

2014

118

#356

2015

101

#414

2016

119

#381

Meaning

Numerology of Clark

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Clark

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