Klark
The Story of Klark
As a girl name
Klark first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2013, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2019: 7 births, good for #12,446 nationwide. About 79% of every Klark on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Klark last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 24 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Klark as a boy name dates back to 1964, when 8 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Klark — #5,924 in the national rankings. About 44% of every Klark on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Klark last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 15 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 127 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Klark
Klark is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 127 births in the dataset. Klark's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #5,924. Use the chart and map above to compare Klark's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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