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Marek

Boy

Meaning of Marek: Latin: 'warlike'

Marek is a boy's name most strongly associated with Polish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2571st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1758th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2571

50 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1758

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,141

First recorded 1956 · peak 2007

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 23 babies1982: 17 babies1983: 20 babies1984: 21 babies1985: 13 babies1986: 25 babies1987: 21 babies1988: 25 babies1989: 34 babies1990: 15 babies19901991: 24 babies1992: 24 babies1993: 23 babies1994: 43 babies1995: 32 babies1996: 32 babies1997: 31 babies1998: 32 babies1999: 36 babies2000: 36 babies20002001: 49 babies2002: 61 babies2003: 65 babies2004: 100 babies2005: 104 babies2006: 122 babies2007: 148 babies2008: 129 babies2009: 139 babies2010: 145 babies20102011: 109 babies2012: 99 babies2013: 129 babies2014: 109 babies2015: 111 babies2016: 108 babies2017: 90 babies2018: 101 babies2019: 66 babies2020: 66 babies20202021: 63 babies2022: 73 babies2023: 54 babies2024: 55 babies2025: 50 babies
US babies named Marek per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 148.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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