Recorded 1997–1998 Boys' name Peak 1997 13 births

Sarek — boys' name

13 babies named Sarek in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s13
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Sarek was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sarek in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sarek

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Sarek between 1997 and 1998, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sarek currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sarek performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sarek 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 13 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.

Sarek at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

13

Since 1997

2 years of records

Peak year

1997

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1997

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1998

Sarek popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1997

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1997)
8
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
456789 19981997 8

Sarek by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
13 births that decade — 100% of Sarek's all-time total
1990s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sarek?
13 babies have been named Sarek since 1997. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1997 with 8 births.
When was Sarek most popular?
Sarek was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Sarek been used?
Sarek has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 2 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Sarek?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sarah, Sara, Sarkis, Sarim, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1997–1998 (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.