Arek
Arek is a name with a single cultural origin: Polish.
- Polish
Meaning & Origin of Arek
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arek is a name with a single cultural origin: Polish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Polish
The Story of Arek
The earliest SSA record of Arek as a baby boy name dates back to 1971, when 6 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 21 newborns named Arek — #3,976 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Arek on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Arek ranks #7,476 for baby boys with 8 births, holding steady (-4%). All told, over 389 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Arek
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Arek. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Arek
Arek is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 389 births in the dataset. Arek's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #3,976. Use the chart and map above to compare Arek's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.