How Many People Are Named Clark Kent?

There are approximately 5 people named Clark Kent living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Clark with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Kent. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 68,550,868 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Clark

Last Name

Kent

Clark: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Clark. The peak year was 2015 with 883 births. The average person named Clark today is 41 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Clark

In the 2020 Census, the first name Clark was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (82.86%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (6.10%) and Hispanic (4.01%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Clark in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Clark rose or fell over time.

White

82.86%

Black

6.10%

Hispanic

4.01%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.78%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.62%

Two or More Races

3.64%

Ancestry of the Kent Surname

The surname Kent was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Kent in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

81.11%

Black

10.10%

Hispanic

3.35%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.91%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.62%

Two or More Races

3.92%

How we calculated this

The first name "Clark" has an estimated frequency of 0.0103% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Kent" appears at a rate of 14.11 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Clark are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 5 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Clark

Clark Smith Clark Johnson Clark Williams Clark Brown Clark Jones Clark Garcia Clark Miller Clark Taylor

Other people with the surname Kent

Michael Kent James Kent John Kent David Kent Robert Kent William Kent Andrew Kent Katie Kent

Clark Kent: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Clark Kent?

We estimate approximately 5 people named Clark Kent are alive in the United States today. The first name Clark is shared by 35,286 Americans, and the surname Kent is shared by 48,349.

How rare is the name Clark Kent?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. The first name Clark is uncommon and the surname Kent is uncommon.

Is Clark a male or female name?

Clark is predominantly male, with 99.3% of bearers being male and 0.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 2015 and the average bearer today is 41 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Clark?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Clark was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (82.86%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (6.10%) and Hispanic (4.01%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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