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Lark
Rank in 2024
#3,532
Born in 2024
44
Peak year
1950 · #1130
Origin
English
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 44 girls were named Lark, about 1 in every 36,663.
- It peaked in 1950 with 67 babies, ranked #1130.
- It first shows up in the records in 1945.
- 1,830 girls have been named Lark since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Lark per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 7 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 579 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen X: 204 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 192 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 260 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 588 babies, 0.03 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
==== Proper noun ==== Lark A surname transferred from the nickname, from lark as a byname or for a catcher and seller of larks. A surname originating as a patronymic shortened from Larkin, a medieval diminutive of Laurence. A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage. A female given name from English from the lark bird. A river in England, on the border between Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.
- A female given name from English from the lark bird.
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- Not recorded
From Wiktionary’s entry for Lark, CC BY-SA 4.0.