Darek
Darek was the 3970th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked 1127th with 53 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 67 places. More babies were named Darek in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,970 boys, up 3,166 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197353 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,561babies recorded
Darek popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,970 | 27 |
| 2020 | #7,136 | 11 |
| 2010 | #4,712 | 20 |
| 2000 | #3,093 | 28 |
| 1990 | #2,096 | 35 |
| 1980 | #1,550 | 39 |
| 1970 | #1,628 | 28 |
| 1960 | #3,141 | 8 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Darek, counting every spelling?
Darek is the most common spelling of a name family that had 33 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 33 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darek | 27 | #3,970 | 159 |
| Dareck | 6 | #10,956 | 49 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Darek?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Darek (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Darek born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Darek.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Darek?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Darek are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 19 and 46. That makes Darek mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Darek by state
How common Darek was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.8×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Darek: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Darek, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Darek
How popular is the name Darek?
Darek was the 3970th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked 1127th with 53 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 67 places. More babies were named Darek in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Darek a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Darek in the US.
Where is Darek most popular?
In 2021–2025, Darek was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and California.