Jerek
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAIR-ek
- Origin
- Modern
Jerek is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jerek come from?
Modern: probably a variant of Jarek or a blend of Jerry and Derek
Is Jerek a girl's or a boy's name?
Jerek is a boys' name.
How popular is Jerek in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Jerek in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jerek in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,062 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,612 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
Names like Jerek
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaylen Jayden Jacob Jackson Jonah Jordan Kyler Johan Noah Josiah Caleb Judah
Names related to Jerek
More Modern names
Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
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, “Jerek: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jerek, updated 20 October 2026.