Boys' name · since 1988
Zerek
265 babies named Zerek in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,336 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 265
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zerek sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 265 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zerek has been recorded 265 times among boys since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2023.
- #11,336 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 265 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zerek ranks #11,336 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 265 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,336 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 265
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zerek's 265 recorded births place it above 75.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Zerek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zerek's full recorded timeline at 2008, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zerek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2023
- Peak year (2007)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Zerek by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (108 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Zerek's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Zerek births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 108 births (41% of all-time use).
Zerek by state
Where Zerek concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 265 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zerek's data
- Zerek's decade-level peak was the 2000s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Zereks (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zerek: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
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, 1988–2023 (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 Zerek 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.