Girl name · English
Lark
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: early-rising songbirdLark is a girl's name that comes from English and means "early-rising songbird". It is used in English.
- Meaning
- Early-rising songbird
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Girl
- US rank
- #4416 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Lark
As a girl's name, Lark comes from English and means "early-rising songbird". It is used in English.
Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names
Lark on Nomezo lists
What our editors wrote about Lark on 4 lists.
“A songbird famous for singing at dawn”
From Bird names, human names that are also birds
“Wakes before dawn and starts the hunt early”
From Female demon hunter names, huntress names
“Early-rising songbird; English. Cheerful and airy”
From Girl middle names, one-syllable girl middle names
“Nickname for a cheerful singer, from the songbird”
From Pretty last names, beautiful last names from nature
How popular is Lark?
- US rank in 2025
- #4,416
- 32 babies, 20 per million girls
- Best rank
- #1,116 in 1949
- Most babies: 67 in 1950
- Babies since 1945
- At least 1,862
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 0 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 per million |
| 1900s | 0 per million |
| 1910s | 0 per million |
| 1920s | 0 per million |
| 1930s | 0 per million |
| 1940s | 5 per million |
| 1950s | 22 per million |
| 1960s | 7 per million |
| 1970s | 9 per million |
| 1980s | 7 per million |
| 1990s | 7 per million |
| 2000s | 8 per million |
| 2010s | 23 per million |
| 2020s | 31 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #3,824 | #2,887 | #3,032 | #2,913 | #2,805 | #2,982 | #2,807 | #3,504 | #3,546 | #4,416 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Lark
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- LaraRussian short form of Larisa (Latin, girl)
- LauraLaurel tree (Latin, girl)
- LadiBorn on Sunday (Hausa, girl)
- LaiaWell spoken (Greek, girl)
- LaleTulip (Persian, girl)
- LanOrchid (depends on characters) (Chinese, girl)
- LaneA narrow path (English, unisex)
- LaniSky, heaven (Hawaiian, girl)
- LataVine, creeper (Sanskrit, girl)
Names with a similar meaning
- AnastasiaResurrection, rising again (Greek, girl)
- AarohiAscending, a rising musical scale (Sanskrit, girl)
- AnastasiosResurrection, rising again (Greek, boy)
- DongukRising sun in the east (depends on hanja) (Korean, boy)
- NairaEye, early (Aymara, girl)
- RohanAscending, rising (Sanskrit, boy)
- SanaeEarly rice seedling (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- TasosResurrection, rising again (Greek, boy)
- UdayRising, sunrise (Sanskrit, boy)
- UkThe rising sun (depends on hanja) (Korean, boy)
Middle names for Lark
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a longer length, so the full name flows.
More girl names from English
- LilianaLatinate form of Lillian, probably from Elizabeth or Lily (English, girl)
- LilyLily flower (English, girl)
- SamanthaPerhaps a feminine form of Samuel with the suffix antha (English, girl)
- AinsleyFrom a place named for a solitary or hermitage clearing (English, unisex)
- CataleyaFrom cattleya, an orchid named for William Cattley (English, girl)
- EvelynFrom a surname derived from the given name Aveline (English, girl)
- HeatherHeather plant (English, girl)
- LillyVariant of Lily, the flower (English, girl)
- AdairFrom a surname derived from Edgar (English, unisex)
- AddisonSon of Adam (English, girl)
Lark: common questions
What does the name Lark mean?
Lark comes from English and means "early-rising songbird".
Is Lark a boy or girl name?
Lark is mainly a girl's name. In 2025, 32 girls and 6 boys in the US were named Lark, according to Social Security Administration data.
Where does the name Lark come from?
Lark comes from English and means "early-rising songbird". Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Lark?
Lark ranked #4,416 in the US in 2025, with 32 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Lark?
Names spelled like Lark include Lara, Laura, Ladi, Laia and Lale.
What middle names go with Lark?
Middle names that flow well with Lark include Eliza, Isabel, Josephine, Mercy and Niamh. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.