Names Ending in K for Girls

Lark is getting some new and well-deserved attention as a post-Robin and Raven bird name. Although it was first recorded as a name in the 1830's, it has never appeared on the Social Security list.

Anouk, made famous by French actress Anouk Aimée, is a singular name with a lovely sound and a Bohemian feel. Anouk Aimée was born as Francoise, but adopted the first name of the character she played in her debut film.

Puck, the mischievous sprite of Shakespeare, is a unisex name given more often to girls in The Netherlands and is also the name of one of the moons of Uranus, discovered in 1985 and named Puck for the Shakespearean figure.

Free-spirited Maverick is no longer an innovative choice for a son, but by using it on a daughter, you could put the maverick back in Maverick.

A simplified spelling of the quirky European diminutive Anouk, used by the tiny Romansh-speaking population of Switzerland.

Jack for a girl: could it go the way of James and become a trendy new thing? There's something smart and understatedly cool about Jack for either gender, although long forms Jacqueline or Jacquetta aren't quite ready for a revival just yet.

Ten times as many boys are named Oak as girls: about 50 boys last year to five girls. Of course, nature names don't have any traditional gender identification the way names like John and Mary do, so Oak works well for all babies. Oakley is the most popular Oak name for babies of all genders.

Although the single-named singer is male, this might be a girl's nickname name or a sleek nature name that's perfect in the middle.

Destined to remain a one-person name -- in this country anyway.

Although Malak can be used for both sexes, it's much more widely-used for girls in the US and throughout Europe, where it ranks on several popularity lists.

Kick is a word name that some parents might use for their baby in utero — akin to Bean or Booboo — but it's increasingly being heard as a word name especially used in the middle, ala Jeremy Sisto for son Bastien. The Kennedy family has historically called daughters Kathleen Kick for short, and Kick can work as a nickname for a whole range of names male and female, from Nicholas to Keturah.

Consistently among the top 5 girls' names in Greenland for the past four decades, Pipaluk has one of the most adorable meanings going, and could make for a quirky route to Pip or Pippa. A famous bearer in Greenlandic-Danish author Pipaluk Freuchen.

The singer known as Pink (born Alecia) brought this hue onto the name-possibility palette, especially as a middle choice. Could Pink be the next Blue?

Brooke variation – or is the other way around? – that makes it more a nature name, less an eighties-style androgynous name.

Originating as a Breton diminutive of Anne, Annick has a long history of use as a standalone name in its native region of Brittany and elsewhere. It was a Top 100 name in France from 1929 to 1970, spending several years in the Top 20 in the 1940s and 50s. It would make for a fresh twist on classic Ann or Anna.

It's a bear, it's an island, it's (almost) a camera. It's starting to catch some parents' eyes as a wild, adventurous name.

Hasmik is the Armenian form of Jasmine and is frequently used in that country.

Annik is a pleasing combination of unusual and familiar. As first Ann and now Anna become overused, you might want to explore its wilder variations such as this Eastern European short form.