Lark
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Lark
Lark is getting some new and well-deserved attention as a post-Robin and Raven bird name. Although it was first recorded as a name in the 1830's, it has never appeared on the Social Security list.
Lark for girls#4416 US
'The Lark' was used as a nickname for Cosette in Les Miserables; Lark Voorhees was a star of Saved by the Bell, and Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany used Lark as the middle name of their daughter Agnes.
The expression "happy as a lark" gives this songbird name a cheery image, as well as a 'lark' being a synonym for a merry time..
Larkin is a pretty extension, as is Skylark, which is rich in cultural associations: there's the Percy Bysshe Shelley ode To a Skylark and the jazz classic Skylark written by Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael..
Lark for boys#11447 US
In one recent year there were 60 baby girls in the US named Lark....and only eight baby boys. But there's no reason this bird name can't also be masculine, especially given that Robin is making a comeback for boys and Sparrow is a notable starbaby boy (he's Nicole Richie and Joel Madden's son).
If you need further convincing Girl Names for Boys was one of our hottest baby name trends of the year.
Pronounced LARK.
As of October 2026, Lark ranked #4416 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1116 in 1949, Nameberry popularity #660.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,968 | 38 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #3,955 | 38 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #3,823 | 40 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #2,887 | 58 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #3,032 | 54 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #2,909 | 57 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #2,802 | 59 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #2,979 | 56 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #2,806 | 61 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #3,501 | 45 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #3,534 | 44 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,416 | 32 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Lark for girls
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Famous Larks
- Lark VoorhiesGirl
American actress
- Lark BrynnerGirl
daughter of actor Yul Brynner
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Cates, stepdaughter of children's author Dr. Seuss
- Lark DiMucciGirl
daughter of singer Dion DiMucci
- Lark Song PrevinGirl
adopted daughter of actress Mia Farrow and composer Andre Previn
- Agnes Lark BettanyGirl
daughter of actors Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany
- Liberty Lettice Lark RossGirl
English model and actress
- Lark E. MasonBoy
Jr., appraiser and Asian art specialist on "Antiques Roadshow"
Lark in pop culture
- Lark ShortGirl
baby on TV's "Life in Pieces"
- LarkGirl
character in Kresley Cole's "The Arcana Chronicles"
- LarkGirl
dedicate of Winding Circle temple in the "Circle of Magic" series by Tamora Pierce
- Sophie "Lark" MarGirl
character in Ilona Andrews's Edge series and Sweep in Peace
- Princess LarkGirl
character in "The Fairy's Return" by Gail Carson Levine
- Lady Lark aka Linda Lewis aka SkylarkGirl
character in Marvel's Squadron Supreme comics
- LarkGirl
nickname for Cosette in "Les Miserables"
- "The Lark AscendingGirl
" a composition by Ralph Vaughan Williams; based on George Meredith's poem of the same name (about the skylark)
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,something done for fun, especially something mischievous or daring; an amusing adventure or escapade
- Lark DixonBoy
main character in popular novel, Kingdom of Justice, on Storybird.com
Variations & nicknames
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