Darek
Darek is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 30 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 300.00% of boys
- Peak year
- 197353 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1957
- 1,534people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,534 boys have been named Darek in the United States since 1957, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1973, with 53 births.
This is a comeback. After an early peak the name fell to a fraction of its former share, and it has been climbing again for the past decade.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1991, and the 1980s alone account for 21%.
By decade
In 1973, its biggest year
Darek was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 1973 were Michael, Christopher, Jason, James and David. See all of 1973.
Names that rose and fell with Darek
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Eronpeak 1981
- Vasiliospeak 1975
- Demetriuspeak 1991
- Demetriouspeak 1991
- Ricopeak 1991
- Deonpeak 1994
- Anastasiospeak 1974
- Derickpeak 1989
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.