Darek Boy
How popular is Darek?
#3,948 boy name in 2025
27 baby boys were named Darek in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name.
Darek popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,948 for boys (▼ 257 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 27 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (0% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,881 in 2015, #7,029 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1973 (53 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,123 in 1973 |
| First recorded | 1957 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Darek counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Darek family of names ranked #2,725 for boys in 2025 (#2,213 the year before), with 33 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Darek | 27 | 82% |
| Dareck | 6 | 18% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Darek is most popular
Babies named Darek per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Darek by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6 | #3,551 |
| 1960s | 107 | #1,710 |
| 1970s | 292 | #1,123 |
| 1980s | 325 | #1,547 |
| 1990s | 311 | #1,817 |
| 2000s | 196 | #3,069 |
| 2010s | 154 | #3,881 |
| 2020s | 170 | #2,692 |
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Questions
- Is Darek a boy or girl name?
- Darek is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Darek were boys.
- How popular is the name Darek?
- 27 baby boys were named Darek in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name.
- When was Darek most popular?
- Darek peaked in 1973, when 53 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,123 in 1973.
- How many people are named Darek?
- 1,561 babies have been named Darek in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,484 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 35.
- Where is Darek most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Darek was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.