girls:
1.8k births since 1945
#3994 (30th percentile)
boys:
261 births since 1885
#4325 (6th percentile)
overall:
2k births since 1885
#5733 (26th percentile)
The name Lark is the #5,733 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 2,047 recorded births since 1885. This represents the 25.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 25.9% of all names). For girls, it ranks #3,994 (30.1% percentile) for all time with 1,786 births since 1945. For boys, it ranks #4,325 (5.6% percentile) for all time with 261 births since 1885.
Lark first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1885 (1885 for boys and 1945 for girls). Birth data for Lark is available in 92 out of the 139 years between 1885 and 2023 (76 years for girls and 39 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Lark has been given predominantly to girls, with 87.2% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 86.5% of babies named Lark were girls. Interestingly, until around 1949, the name was more popular for boys (93.9% boys from 1885 to 1948), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (92.1% girls from 1949 to 2023).
For girls, Lark reached its peak popularity in 1950, achieving the 9.3% percentile (ranked #609) with 38 births per million. The name was most common in 1950, with 38 births per million (ranked 9.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2004, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Lark ranks #907 for girls (4.2% percentile) with 26 births per million, which is 67.5% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Lark reached its peak popularity in 1922, achieving the 1.1% percentile (ranked #540) with 10 births per million. The name was most common in 1885, with 60 births per million (ranked 1.0% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2018, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Lark ranks #909 for boys (0.2% percentile) with 4 births per million, which is 6.3% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Lark".
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