Jarek
Jarek was the 4777th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 1542nd; the most babies were born in 2000 (74). Over the last ten years it has moved down 651 places. More babies were named Jarek in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,777 boys, up 3,570 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200074 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,627babies recorded
Jarek popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,777 | 21 |
| 2020 | #8,347 | 9 |
| 2010 | #2,891 | 41 |
| 2000 | #1,593 | 74 |
| 1990 | #1,765 | 45 |
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How popular is Jarek, counting every spelling?
Jarek is the most common spelling of a name family that had 26 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 26 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarek | 21 | #4,777 | 76 |
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 Jarek?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jarek (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jarek 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 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jarek.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jarek?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Jarek are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 16 and 31. That makes Jarek mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Jarek by state
How common Jarek was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Jarek: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jarek, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jarek
How popular is the name Jarek?
Jarek was the 4777th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 1542nd; the most babies were born in 2000 (74). Over the last ten years it has moved down 651 places. More babies were named Jarek in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jarek a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jarek in the US.
Where is Jarek most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jarek was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).