Given name & surname · also Slavonic
Jarek
“born during the spring”
Jarek is used as a given name and a surname. One Slavic interpretation is “born during the spring.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Slavic interpretation is “born during the spring.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Slavic.
How it developed
In Czech usage, Jarek is a diminutive of Jaroslav. In Czech usage, Jarek is an affectionate form of Jarmil.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jarek through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,627
- 1,627 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 74 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #4,777 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,777 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 74 in 2000. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,504 as a first name in 2020; 213 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jarek’s family of names
In Czech usage, Jarek is a diminutive of Jaroslav. Jarek has a feminine form in Jarka. Jarek has a related form in Jarec.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Jareckvariant
- Jarreklikely variant
- Jaroslavfull form · Czech
- Jarosławfull form · Polish
- Jarecvariant
- Jarmilfull form · Czech
- Jaromírfull form · Czech
- Járafull form · Czech
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 6
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jarek
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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