Is Marek a boy or girl name?

Marek is a boy’s name. Of the 3,141 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.2% were girls and 99.8% were boys.

Marek

Recorded 1956–2025 · United States

Marek was most popular in 2007, when 148 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,703 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,600, with 50 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,141 people named Marek.

Marek over time

Births per year. The dot marks Marek’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Marek a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Marek is a boy’s name — 0.2% of the 3,141 Americans given it were girls and 99.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Marek

Where Marek is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org