How Many People Are Named Marek?
An estimated 3,028 people in the United States have the first name Marek. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Marek peaked in popularity in 2007 with 148 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marek 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 Marek paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,028
About 1 in 113,195 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2007
148 births
Total Registered
3,091
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marek
Marek is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,091 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Marek as a male name
Ranked #2,488 in 2024
55 male births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (145 births)
Marek as a female name
Ranked #19,442 in 2007
5 female births in 2007
Peak: 2007 (5 births)
Marek: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marek span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,067 babies were registered. Marek has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marek by Decade
How has Marek 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.
Marek by State
Birth registrations for Marek span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, California, Texas. The lowest are in Oregon, Nebraska, Kansas. On average, about 55 Mareks were registered per state.
Marek + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marek as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marek
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marek: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marek?
We estimate approximately 3,028 people named Marek 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 113,195 Americans share this first name.
Is Marek a common name?
Marek is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,091 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marek most popular?
Marek reached peak popularity in 2007, when 148 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marek is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marek a male name?
Marek is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marek Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marek Smith, Marek Johnson, Marek 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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