Zarek
Zarek was the 1866th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 85 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,645 places. More babies were named Zarek in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,866 boys, up 2,555 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 85boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202585 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,113babies recorded
Zarek popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,866 | 85 |
| 2020 | #4,421 | 23 |
| 2010 | #2,786 | 44 |
| 2000 | #2,297 | 43 |
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How popular is Zarek, counting every spelling?
Zarek has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Zarek?
85 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zarek (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zarek 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 99 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zarek.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zarek?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Zarek are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 11 and 24. That makes Zarek 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.
Zarek by state
How common Zarek was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Zarek
How popular is the name Zarek?
Zarek was the 1866th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 85 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,645 places. More babies were named Zarek in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Zarek a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zarek in the US.
Where is Zarek most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zarek was most common in Maryland (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and California.