Given name & surname
Marek
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
Marek is a form of Mark. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Original PolishMareczek
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Polish use, Marek carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.” Marek is a form of Mark. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Polish.
How it developed
Marek is used as a form of Mark.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marek through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,141
- 3,136 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 148 babies
- 2025
- 50
- #2,629 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 50 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,629 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 145 in 2010. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,203 as a first name in 2020; 7,160 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.
Marek’s family of names
In Polish usage, Marek has a diminutive in Mareczek. Marek shares a linguistic root with Mark. In Polish usage, Marek has a conventional equivalent in the Swedish form Marcus.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Marek has relatives in 24 languages. Lines run from its Polish roots to each of them.
Polishwhere Marek comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 19
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 Marek
- Marek HamšíkSlovak footballer (born 1987)
- Marek GrechutaPolish singer and composer (1945-2006)
- Marek JankulovskiCzech association football playerborn 1977
- Marek ŠpilárSlovak association football player (1975-2013)
- Marek Edelman(1919–2009) Jewish resistance member
- Marek BelkaPolish economist and politicianborn 1952
- Marek SuchýCzech soccer player and soccer representantborn 1988
- Marek ČechSlovak footballerborn 1983
- Marek HeinzCzech footballerborn 1977
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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