Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Lark

Gender

Male

Origin

American
Songbird
English
Lark, a songbird

Syllables

1

Pronunciation

l(a)-rk

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Mia Farrow and Andre Previn

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1959 (rank #2527, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10695, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1950 (rank #1124, 67 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4352, 32 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025632
2024544
2023745
2022861
2021656
2020659
2019757
2018–54
2017658
2016740

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #2300, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4200, 5 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
202535
2024–5
2023–4
2022–6
2021–7
2020–11
2019––
2018–6
201737
2016––

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #504, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
20217
20205
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence