How Many People Are Named Merek?
An estimated 364 people in the United States have the first name Merek. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Merek peaked in popularity in 2014 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Merek 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 Merek paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
364
About 1 in 941,633 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2014
27 births
Total Registered
368
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Merek
Merek is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 368 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Merek as a male name
Ranked #13,661 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 2014 (27 births)
Merek: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Merek span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 166 babies were registered. Merek has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Merek by Decade
How has Merek 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.
Merek + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Merek as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Merek: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Merek?
We estimate approximately 364 people named Merek 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 941,633 Americans share this first name.
Is Merek a common name?
Merek is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 368 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Merek most popular?
Merek reached peak popularity in 2014, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Merek is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Merek a male name?
Merek is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Merek Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Merek Smith, Merek Johnson, Merek 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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