Bartek
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BAR-tek
- Origin
- Aramaic
Bartek is a boys' name of Aramaic origin, meaning “son of Talmai”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Bartek mean?
Aramaic: Polish pet form of Bartlomiej (Bartholomew)
“son of Talmai”
Polish short form of Bartlomiej, the Polish form of Bartholomew, one of the twelve apostles.
Is Bartek a girl's or a boy's name?
Bartek is a boys' name.
How popular is Bartek in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Bartek in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bartek in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
Names like Bartek
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Bodhi, Yuvraj, Vihaan, Charlie, Arjun, Ayaan, Advik, Bhavya, Bobby, Veer, Aryan
More Aramaic names
Thomas, Tommy, Martha, Barnaby, Barney, Tabitha, Tomas, Tadeo, Tom, Thaddeus, Tomos, Marta, Tommie, Tomi, Saphira, Tommaso
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Bartek: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bartek, updated 20 October 2026.