Roark \ro(a)-rk\ as a boy's name is of Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Roark is "champion". Also possibly from an Old English expression meaning "rock" that was given as a surname to people living close to a remarkable outcropping of stone. Literary: Howard Roark is the protagonist in Ayn Rand's influential novel "The Fountainhead". Actor Mickey Rourke.

Roark has 4 variant forms: Roarke, Rorke, Rourke and Ruark.

Baby names that sound like Roark are Rorik, Rurik, Rurek, Rorick, Roric and Rorric.