Narek

Boy · nah-REK

Narek is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).

What does Narek mean?

Armenian name, after Narek monastery and Gregory of Narek

Honours Saint Gregory of Narek, the 10th-century Armenian monk-poet named after Narek monastery.

Say it: nah-REK

Is Narek a girl's or a boy's name?

Narek is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 30 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Narek in the US?

Rank in 2025: #3,657among boys
Babies in 2025: 30about 1 in 57,000 boys
Five-year trend: Steadyup 16% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Narek, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,017th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 42 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.

Half of all the boys named Narek in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.

1990Busiest: 42 in 20212025

Narek in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	30	#3,657
2024	25	#4,197
2023	32	#3,564
2022	36	#3,276
2021	42	#2,917
2020	25	#4,017
2019	29	#3,713
2018	21	#4,606
2017	29	#3,674
2016	23	#4,326
2015	26	#3,980
2014	20	#4,698
2013	16	#5,400
2012	23	#4,248
2011	22	#4,354
2010	23	#4,240
2009	26	#3,917
2008	22	#4,392
2007	16	#5,431
2006	15	#5,521
2005	18	#4,626
2004	15	#5,241
2003	14	#5,265
2002	15	#4,913
2001	18	#4,296
2000	15	#4,779
1999	9	#6,524
1998	9	#6,308
1997	11	#5,282
1996	6	#7,964
1995	5	#8,861
1994	0	–
1993	7	#6,809
1992	13	#4,319
1991	11	#4,752
1990	8	#5,816

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