Garek — boys' name
117 babies named Garek in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
53% of everyone ever named Garek was born in this single decade.
13 babies were named Garek in 2007 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Garek
The Social Security Administration has registered 117 babies named Garek between 1989 and 2010, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Garek currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 13 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Garek performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Garek shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Garek in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 117 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Garek at a glance
Last recorded 2010Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Garek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1989
- Peak year (2007)
- 13
- Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2010.
117 total births across 22 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2007 with 13 births in a single year.
Garek by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 62 births that decade — 53% of Garek's all-time total
Garek decade highlights
- Peak decade 62 births
- Runner-up 42 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Garek's strongest decade
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 53% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.