Boys' name · since 1990
Narek
675 babies named Narek in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,595 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,715 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 675
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Narek currently ranks #3715 among boys' names in America, with 675 babies recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Narek recorded 675 times among boys since 1990, holding rank #3715 nationally today, ahead of 73% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #6,595 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,715 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 675 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Narek ranks #6,595 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,715 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 675 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,595 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,715 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 675
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Narek's 675 recorded births place it above 85.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Narek compares
675 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Narek's all-time total is 83% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Narek | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 675 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Narek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Narek splits its recorded history at 2008: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Narek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Narek by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (232 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Narek's strongest decade.
232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Narek births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 79
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
174 births
- 2010s
2010s
232 births
- 2020s
2020s
190 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 232 births (34% of all-time use).
How Narek compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Narek's total volume
Narek by state
Where Narek concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 413 | 61.2% |
413 of 675 births nationwide.
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What to do with Narek's data
- Narek's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (232 total births) through the 2020s (190) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nareks (413 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Narek: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Narek 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.