How Many People Are Named Garek?
An estimated 115 people in the United States have the first name Garek. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Garek peaked in popularity in 2007 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garek as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Garek paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
115
About 1 in 2,980,473 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2007
13 births
Total Registered
117
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garek
Garek is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 117 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Garek as a male name
Ranked #9,067 in 2010
8 male births in 2010
Peak: 2007 (13 births)
Garek: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garek span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 62 babies were registered. Garek has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garek by Decade
How has Garek tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Garek + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garek as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garek
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garek: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garek?
We estimate approximately 115 people named Garek are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,980,473 Americans share this first name.
Is Garek a common name?
Garek is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 117 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garek most popular?
Garek reached peak popularity in 2007, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garek is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garek a male name?
Garek is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garek Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garek Smith, Garek Johnson, Garek Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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