Darek
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #3,948 for boys
Darek is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,948th for boys in the US (27 babies).
What does Darek mean?
Germanic
A male given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Derek.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Darek a girl's or a boy's name?
Darek is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 27 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Darek in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,948th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27 about 1 in 63,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 218% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the US were named Darek, making it the 3,948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 1973, with 53 boys. It first appears in the records in 1957.
Half of all the boys named Darek in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Darek in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3,948 |
| 2024 | 30 | #3,691 |
| 2023 | 48 | #2,692 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3,276 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,881 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,387 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,491 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,069 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 35 | #2,447 |
| 1997 | 25 | #2,976 |
| 1996 | 34 | #2,327 |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,495 |
| 1994 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,341 |
| 1992 | 27 | #2,593 |
| 1991 | 43 | #1,817 |
| 1990 | 35 | #2,081 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,286 |
| 1988 | 41 | #1,701 |
| 1987 | 35 | #1,826 |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,915 |
| 1985 | 37 | #1,671 |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,158 |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,747 |
| 1982 | 29 | #1,889 |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,941 |
| 1980 | 39 | #1,547 |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,309 |
| 1978 | 32 | #1,688 |
| 1977 | 35 | #1,571 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,507 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,204 |
| 1974 | 31 | #1,582 |
| 1973 | 53 | #1,123 |
| 1972 | 18 | #2,158 |
| 1971 | 37 | #1,400 |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,614 |
| 1969 | 18 | #1,976 |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,108 |
| 1967 | 21 | #1,710 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,364 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,672 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,075 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
Names like Darek
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Derek, Dylan, Derrick, Devin, Liam, Malik, Avi, Ravi, Garrett, Dustin, Ari, Skyler
Names related to Darek
More Germanic names
Amelia, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Darek: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/darek, updated 20 October 2026.