Is Lark a boy or girl name?
Lark is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 44 girls and 5 boys were named Lark, so 89.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 87.3% of the 2,096 US babies named Lark were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #13,368
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,534
- Babies named Lark since 1885
- 2,096
- Most popular year
- 1949
- 72 babies
Boys and girls named Lark, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 26 | 73 | 73.7% |
| 1950s | 26 | 430 | 94.3% |
| 1960s | 59 | 133 | 69.3% |
| 1970s | 5 | 141 | 96.6% |
| 1980s | 10 | 121 | 92.4% |
| 1990s | 0 | 124 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 145 | 100% |
| 2010s | 20 | 398 | 95.2% |
| 2020s | 32 | 265 | 89.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #13,368 | 44 | #3,534 |
| 2023 | 7 | #10,333 | 45 | #3,501 |
| 2022 | 8 | #9,490 | 61 | #2,806 |
| 2021 | 6 | #11,558 | 56 | #2,979 |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,410 | 59 | #2,802 |
| 2019 | 7 | #10,373 | 57 | #2,909 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,032 |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,591 | 58 | #2,887 |
| 2016 | 7 | #10,297 | 40 | #3,823 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,968 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,968 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,648 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,851 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,039 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,707 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,473 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,976 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,076 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,139 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,219 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,822 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,087 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,508 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,827 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,690 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,916 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,081 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,101 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,335 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,376 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,123 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,298 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,319 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,892 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,235 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,997 | 12 | #6,490 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,647 | 8 | #8,402 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,325 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,263 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,786 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,019 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,620 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,083 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,395 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,742 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,062 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,544 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,815 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,007 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,288 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,046 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,417 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,010 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,128 | 22 | #3,069 |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,200 | 12 | #4,298 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,396 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,467 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,132 | 9 | #4,681 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,744 | 11 | #4,075 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,467 | 14 | #3,607 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,512 | 12 | #3,912 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,768 | 12 | #3,905 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,812 | 21 | #2,718 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,358 | 24 | #2,477 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,603 | 26 | #2,264 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,443 | 41 | #1,691 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,318 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,948 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,680 |
| 1954 | 8 | #3,074 | 38 | #1,663 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,365 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,231 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,271 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,127 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,529 | 66 | #1,116 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,810 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,171 | 7 | #3,849 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,405 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,304 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,588 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,822 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,946 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,515 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,130 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,576 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,722 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,667 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,590 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,303 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,100 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 7 | #806 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lark reached #806 in 1885. As a girl name, it reached #1,116 in 1949. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lark
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.