Boys' name · since 1989
Zarek
1,113 babies named Zarek in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,798 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,859 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,113
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zarek currently ranks #1859 among boys' names in America, with 1,113 babies recorded since 1989.
Zarek has 1,113 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1859 as of the latest data, more common than 87% 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 1989 to 2025.
- #4,798 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,859 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,113 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zarek ranks #4,798 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,859 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,113 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,798 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,859 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,113
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zarek's 1,113 recorded births place it above 89.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zarek compares
1,113 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Zarek's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zarek | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,113 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zarek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zarek's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 85, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zarek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Zarek by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (392 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Zarek's strongest decade.
392 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Zarek births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
184 births
- 2000s
2000s
392 births
- 2010s
2010s
349 births
- 2020s
2020s
180 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 392 births (35% of all-time use).
How Zarek 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 Zarek's total volume
Zarek by state
Where Zarek concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 108 | 9.7% |
| #2 | California | | 62 | 5.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
108 of 1,113 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Zarek's data
- Zarek's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (392 total births) through the 2020s (180) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zareks (108 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Zarek: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Zarek 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.