How Many People Are Named Zarek?
An estimated 1,014 people in the United States have the first name Zarek. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Zarek peaked in popularity in 1999 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zarek 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 Zarek paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,014
About 1 in 338,022 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
1999
52 births
Total Registered
1,027
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zarek
Zarek is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,027 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zarek as a male name
Ranked #4,181 in 2024
26 male births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (52 births)
Zarek: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zarek span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 392 babies were registered. Zarek has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zarek by Decade
How has Zarek 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.
Zarek by State
Birth registrations for Zarek span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Indiana. On average, about 27 Zareks were registered per state.
Zarek + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zarek as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zarek
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zarek: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zarek?
We estimate approximately 1,014 people named Zarek 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 338,022 Americans share this first name.
Is Zarek a common name?
Zarek is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,027 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zarek most popular?
Zarek reached peak popularity in 1999, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zarek is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zarek a male name?
Zarek is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zarek Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zarek Smith, Zarek Johnson, Zarek 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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