Unisex name · since 1945
Lark
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 1,862 babies named Lark, peaking in 1950. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,922 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,380 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,862
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lark is the #4380 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,862 recorded since 1945.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lark has been recorded 1,862 times among girls since 1945, currently ranked #4380 nationally and more common than 75% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2025.
- #4,922 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,380 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,862 born since 1945
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lark ranks #4,922 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,380 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,862 born since 1945, peaking in the 1950s.
- #4,922 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,380 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,862
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lark's 1,862 recorded births place it above 93.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lark compares
1,862 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lark's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lark | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,862 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lark's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lark splits its recorded history at 1987: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1984 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1950 peak of 67 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lark popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (1950)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Lark popularity over time - boys
272 total births recorded since 1885 (Lark as boys' name)
Lark by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (430 births, 23% of the file).
1950s was Lark's strongest decade.
430 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Lark births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 73
1940s
73 births
- 1950s
1950s
430 births
- 1960s 133
1960s
133 births
- 1970s 141
1970s
141 births
- 1980s 121
1980s
121 births
- 1990s 124
1990s
124 births
- 2000s 145
2000s
145 births
- 2010s
2010s
398 births
- 2020s
2020s
297 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 430 births (23% of all-time use).
How Lark compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lark's total volume
Lark by state
Where Lark concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 169 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 36 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Washington | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.3% |
169 of 1,862 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Lark's data
- Lark's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (430 total births) through the 2020s (297) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Larks (169 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lark: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~80 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1945–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lark draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.