Jarek Boy
How popular is Jarek?
#4,706 boy name in 2025
21 baby boys were named Jarek in the US in 2025, making it the 4706th most popular boy name.
Jarek popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,706 for boys (▼ 139 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 21 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-16% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,078 in 2015, #8,062 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2000 (74 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,532 in 1997 |
| First recorded | 1977 |
| 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 |
Jarek counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jarek family of names ranked #3,140 for boys in 2025 (#3,441 the year before), with 26 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jarek | 21 | 81% |
| Jareck | 5 | 19% |
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 Jarek is most popular
Babies named Jarek per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 boys)
Jarek by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25 | #3,356 |
| 1980s | 135 | #1,948 |
| 1990s | 495 | #1,532 |
| 2000s | 560 | #1,581 |
| 2010s | 327 | #2,208 |
| 2020s | 85 | #4,567 |
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Questions
- Is Jarek a boy or girl name?
- Jarek is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jarek were boys.
- How popular is the name Jarek?
- 21 baby boys were named Jarek in the US in 2025, making it the 4706th most popular boy name.
- When was Jarek most popular?
- Jarek peaked in 2000, when 74 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,532 in 1997.
- How many people are named Jarek?
- 1,627 babies have been named Jarek in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,593 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 24.
- Where is Jarek most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jarek 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.