English use
Source-reportedA male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.
Source for this definition
- Lark — English definition (English Wiktionary via Kaikki)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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Lark
A given name in English
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masculineunisexLatin script
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- Origin
- Not established
- 1 language context
- English
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- 3 cited sources Source-reported
01 / Meaning & origin
About Lark
Lark is a unisex given name documented in English.
Dictionary descriptions
These definitions describe particular language uses. They are separate from literal name meanings.
02 / Across borders
Where Lark is used
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Across borders
10
countries in our sources
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4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States
Statistics + language records
United States, 2025: 32 girls (rank 4352). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Popularity over time
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
United States
1880–2025 Spelling: Lark
- Latest · 2025
- 32
- applications
- Rank #4,352
- Peak year
- 1950
- 67 applications
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
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| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | 7 | 3,676 | observed |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | 66 | 1,109 | observed |
| 1950 | 67 | 1,123 | observed |
| 1951 | 54 | 1,266 | observed |
| 1952 | 60 | 1,225 | observed |
| 1953 | 51 | 1,358 | observed |
| 1954 | 38 | 1,648 | observed |
| 1955 | 38 | 1,667 | observed |
| 1956 | 31 | 1,931 | observed |
| 1957 | 24 | 2,276 | observed |
| 1958 | 41 | 1,679 | observed |
| 1959 | 26 | 2,234 | observed |
| 1960 | 24 | 2,432 | observed |
| 1961 | 21 | 2,673 | observed |
| 1962 | 12 | 3,782 | observed |
| 1963 | 12 | 3,801 | observed |
| 1964 | 14 | 3,515 | observed |
| 1965 | 11 | 3,952 | observed |
| 1966 | 9 | 4,493 | observed |
| 1967 | 10 | 4,300 | observed |
| 1968 | 8 | 5,147 | observed |
| 1969 | 12 | 4,198 | observed |
| 1970 | 22 | 3,030 | observed |
| 1971 | 23 | 2,955 | observed |
| 1972 | 13 | 4,300 | observed |
| 1973 | 11 | 4,871 | observed |
| 1974 | 7 | 6,900 | observed |
| 1975 | 12 | 4,854 | observed |
| 1976 | 10 | 5,601 | observed |
| 1977 | 15 | 4,425 | observed |
| 1978 | 13 | 4,931 | observed |
| 1979 | 15 | 4,626 | observed |
| 1980 | 13 | 5,245 | observed |
| 1981 | 19 | 4,005 | observed |
| 1982 | 16 | 4,527 | observed |
| 1983 | 11 | 5,824 | observed |
| 1984 | 6 | 9,144 | observed |
| 1985 | 11 | 6,031 | observed |
| 1986 | 14 | 5,188 | observed |
| 1987 | 8 | 7,987 | observed |
| 1988 | 12 | 6,277 | observed |
| 1989 | 11 | 6,955 | observed |
| 1990 | 9 | 8,501 | observed |
| 1991 | 10 | 7,987 | observed |
| 1992 | 12 | 7,067 | observed |
| 1993 | 15 | 5,955 | observed |
| 1994 | 12 | 7,097 | observed |
| 1995 | 18 | 5,221 | observed |
| 1996 | 8 | 9,581 | observed |
| 1997 | 11 | 7,742 | observed |
| 1998 | 14 | 6,719 | observed |
| 1999 | 15 | 6,484 | observed |
| 2000 | 13 | 7,580 | observed |
| 2001 | 12 | 8,196 | observed |
| 2002 | 13 | 7,816 | observed |
| 2003 | 12 | 8,505 | observed |
| 2004 | 6 | 14,179 | observed |
| 2005 | 14 | 7,891 | observed |
| 2006 | 15 | 7,868 | observed |
| 2007 | 19 | 6,812 | observed |
| 2008 | 21 | 6,350 | observed |
| 2009 | 20 | 6,544 | observed |
| 2010 | 28 | 4,974 | observed |
| 2011 | 23 | 5,728 | observed |
| 2012 | 24 | 5,557 | observed |
| 2013 | 38 | 3,918 | observed |
| 2014 | 38 | 3,925 | observed |
| 2015 | 38 | 3,915 | observed |
| 2016 | 40 | 3,777 | observed |
| 2017 | 58 | 2,873 | observed |
| 2018 | 54 | 3,004 | observed |
| 2019 | 57 | 2,891 | observed |
| 2020 | 59 | 2,779 | observed |
| 2021 | 56 | 2,958 | observed |
| 2022 | 61 | 2,792 | observed |
| 2023 | 45 | 3,476 | observed |
| 2024 | 44 | 3,516 | observed |
| 2025 | 32 | 4,352 | observed |
About this dataset and its counting rules
Statistics count the spelling “Lark” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
- Universe
- US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
- Rounding
- Integer application counts retained without rounding.
- Suppression
- Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
- Ranking
- computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
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History
Notable bearers
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Frank Romero
born 1987Japanese association football player
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06 / Behind the facts
Sources for this page
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.
Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms3
- Wikidata Q72109137CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Wiktionary: LarkCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Lark — English definition (English Wiktionary via Kaikki)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates6
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.