Boys' name · since 1971
Arek
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 380 babies named Arek, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,288 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,914 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 380
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
380 babies have been named Arek since 1971, making it today's #9914 boys' name.
Arek has 380 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9914 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #9,288 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,914 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 380 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arek ranks #9,288 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,914 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 380 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,288 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,914 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 380
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arek's 380 recorded births place it above 79.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Arek compares
380 Top 50% higher than 50% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arek's all-time total is 3% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arek | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 380 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arek's full recorded timeline at 2003, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Arek by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (108 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Arek's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Arek births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
86 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 108 births (28% of all-time use).
Arek by state
Where Arek concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 7.4% |
28 of 380 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arek's data
- Arek's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (108 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Areks (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arek: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arek draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.