Clark vs Obie
Clark and Obiecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Clark was ranked #945 and Obie #847 among boys in England and Wales.
Clark and Obie over time
Clark and Obie appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Clark held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Obie in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Clark reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Obie in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 2004–2024
Clark held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Obie in 3.
Highest recorded here: Clark #355 in 2014, Obie #731 in 2022.
The order changed in 2022: Obie moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #751 and #854; by 2022 that had become #746 and #731.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Clark #945, Obie #847.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Clark | Obie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #382 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #847 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clark has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Obie.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Clark
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #620 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #271 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #945 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Obie
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #1498 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2024
Highest recorded position: #731 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 2004–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #847 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys