Clarke

Clarke is a unisex given name: about 85% of people named Clarke are men and 15% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 85%Female 15%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 85% male / 15% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 3,595 male / 667 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Clarke

To address Clarke when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Clarke," in English, "Guten Tag Clarke," in German. About 85% of people named Clarke are men and 15% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Clarke,

German

Guten Tag Clarke,

French

Bonjour Clarke,

Spanish

Estimado/a Clarke:

Chinese

Clarke您好：

Japanese

Clarke様

English

Hi Clarke,

German

Hi Clarke,

French

Salut Clarke,

Spanish

Hola Clarke,

Chinese

Clarke你好：

Japanese

Clarkeさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Clarke by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	84%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

3,595 male · 667 female · 4,262 births recorded

Male 84%Female 16%

Since 1980: 62% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Clarke a male or female name?

Clarke is a unisex given name: about 85% of people named Clarke are men and 15% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Clarke in an email?

Is Clarke a unisex name?

Clarke is not a unisex name: 85% of people named Clarke are men. Clarke leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Clarke a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/clarke (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_clarke,
  title  = {Is Clarke a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/clarke},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}