Marek
Marek was the 2629th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 1224th with 145 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,129 places. More babies were named Marek in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,629 boys, down 501 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 50boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010145 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,141babies recorded
Marek popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2007.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,629 | 50 |
| 2020 | #2,128 | 66 |
| 2010 | #1,224 | 145 |
| 2000 | #2,605 | 36 |
| 1990 | #3,895 | 15 |
| 1980 | #2,497 | 20 |
| 1970 | #2,367 | 16 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marek, counting every spelling?
Marek has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Marek?
50 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marek (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Marek 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 167 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marek.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marek?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Marek are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 11 and 25. That makes Marek 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.
Marek by state
How common Marek was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (3.1×). In 44 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 Marek: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marek, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marek
How popular is the name Marek?
Marek was the 2629th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 1224th with 145 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,129 places. More babies were named Marek in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Marek a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Marek in the US.
Where is Marek most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marek was most common in Michigan (0.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by Colorado and Minnesota.