US rank #4612 Boys' name Peak 2000 1,606 births

Jarek — #4612 US boys' name

1,606 babies named Jarek in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s251980s1351990s4952000s5602010s3272020s64
#4612
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 68% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Jarek was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

74 babies were named Jarek in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jarek

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,606 babies named Jarek between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jarek currently holds the #4612 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 74 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jarek performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 560 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jarek shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 108 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Jarek in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jarek 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 1,606 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.

Jarek at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,606

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2000

74 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,612

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jarek popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
74
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
020406080 202420182012200620001994198819821977 7

Jarek by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
560 births that decade — 35% of Jarek's all-time total
1970s251980s1351990s4952000s5602010s3272020s64

Jarek by state

Where Jarek concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jarek
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
108 6.7%
#2 California
85 5.3%
#3 Michigan
13 0.8%
#4 New York
10 0.6%
#5 Wisconsin
10 0.6%
#6 Minnesota
7 0.4%
#7 Florida
5 0.3%
#8 Illinois
5 0.3%
Texas share of Jarek's total US births 6.7%
Even split

108 of 1,606 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Jarek appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarek?
1,606 babies have been named Jarek since 1977. It currently ranks #4612 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 74 births.
When was Jarek most popular?
Jarek was most popular in the 2000s decade with 560 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Jarek most popular?
The top states for the name Jarek are Texas (108 births), California (85 births), Michigan (13 births).
How long has the name Jarek been used?
Jarek has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jarek?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jared, Jarrod, Jarrett, Jarvis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1977–2024 (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.