Lark
Lark was the 4416th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked 1116th; the most babies were born in 1950 (67). Over the last ten years it has moved down 461 places. More babies were named Lark in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,416 girls, down 1,611 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 32girls
- Girls and boys
- 88% girls, 12% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195067 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,134babies recorded
Lark popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,416 | #11,447 | 32 | 6 |
| 2020 | #2,805 | #11,417 | 59 | 6 |
| 2010 | #5,039 | — | 28 | — |
| 2000 | #7,830 | — | 13 | — |
| 1990 | #8,893 | — | 9 | — |
| 1980 | #5,395 | — | 13 | — |
| 1970 | #3,069 | #5,129 | 22 | 5 |
| 1960 | #2,478 | #4,358 | 24 | 5 |
| 1950 | #1,127 | — | 67 | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | #3,822 | — | 6 |
| 1920 | — | #3,667 | — | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Lark, counting every spelling?
Lark has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lark?
32 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lark (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lark born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 261 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lark.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lark?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Lark are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 9 and 64. That makes Lark mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lark by state
How common Lark was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Lark
How popular is the name Lark?
Lark was the 4416th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked 1116th; the most babies were born in 1950 (67). Over the last ten years it has moved down 461 places. More babies were named Lark in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Lark a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 88% girls, 12% boys given the name Lark in the US.
Where is Lark most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lark was most common in Wisconsin (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and Illinois.