Ark
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — one syllable, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
Ark by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Ark.
Its American peak was 9 babies in 1970, making it a 1970s name.
What we can tell you about Ark
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ark. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Arilion; my lion1,122 in the US (2017)
- Arabrings rain; the eagle constellation78 in the US (2017)
- Ariklion; a form of Arik or Ariel48 in the US (2017)
- Artnoble, noble bear; diminutive of Arthur12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arylion of god; a form of Ari or Ariel14 in the US (2017)
- Arkatreasure; wealth; valuable5 in England and Wales (2025)