Lark

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A few things about Lark you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Lark

Lark Voorhies

American actress

Choose Lark and your child shares a first name with Lark Voorhies, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lark, like who?” Lark Voorhies's Wikipedia article is available in 20 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 50,251 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Lark, 32 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lark would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLark first shows up in US birth records in 1885, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 140 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1949, when it ranked #1,109. Today it's #4,352, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowLark is 2.8× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 138,889 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 50,251.
• 🍂TrendLark has slipped 1,573 places over the last five years and now sits at #4,352. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlLark is given to both boys and girls: 84% of the 38 babies named Lark in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Lark means “songbird”. Our records link it to American and English roots.

About the name Lark

Lark is a girl name of American and English origin meaning “songbird”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with L and ending in “-ark”. US birth records list Lark for girls from 1945 to 2025, in 78 of those 81 years. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked #1,109 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #4,352, with 32 babies.

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