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Clarke

Clarke holds the #1518 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 140 newborn girls in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 2021 (#1419 nationally, 152 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1991. The name's biggest fan base is in Louisiana (#677 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1518
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1419
in 2021 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
140
girls named Clarke

Clarke popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.005%0.008%0.010%18801900192019401960198020002020#1419 in 2021
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2021

Where Clarke is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025ND—Minnesota: #835 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MN#835Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025NY—Massachusetts: #682 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#682Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025IA—Illinois: #1405 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1405Indiana: #721 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#721Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025CT—California: #2276 (8 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)CA#2276Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025UT—Colorado: #703 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#703Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025MO—Kentucky: #744 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)KY#744West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025OK—Louisiana: #677 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)LA#677Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025AL—Georgia: #1533 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1533Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Clarke in 2025HI—Texas: #1352 (18 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1352Florida: #1887 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1887
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Louisiana (#677), Colorado (#703), Massachusetts (#682)

Uniqueness score

58/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Clarke in the most recent year of SSA data.

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