Baby name

RISING BOY · OLD ENGLISH
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Clark

/KLARK/


“Scribe or scholar (later clerk)”

English surname used as a given name, from Old English Clerc meaning scribe or scholar (later clerk); the Superman connection through Clark Kent gives it a quietly heroic quality.

clarkie

strong

How it ages.

Clean and strong; the superhero association is subtle enough to be appealing rather than costume-y.

The cultural moment.

Rising in the US and Australia since 2015 as part of the occupational surname trend.