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Lark

Girl

Meaning of Lark: English: 'songbird'

Lark is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3710th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3710

38 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,134

First recorded 1885 · peak 1949

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 19 babies1982: 16 babies1983: 11 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 11 babies1986: 14 babies1987: 13 babies1988: 17 babies1989: 11 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 12 babies1995: 18 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 11 babies1998: 14 babies1999: 15 babies2000: 13 babies20002001: 12 babies2002: 13 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 6 babies2005: 14 babies2006: 15 babies2007: 19 babies2008: 21 babies2009: 20 babies2010: 28 babies20102011: 23 babies2012: 24 babies2013: 38 babies2014: 38 babies2015: 38 babies2016: 47 babies2017: 64 babies2018: 54 babies2019: 64 babies2020: 65 babies20202021: 62 babies2022: 69 babies2023: 52 babies2024: 49 babies2025: 38 babies
US babies named Lark per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 69.

Gender split

13% boys · 87% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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