Given name & surname
Zarek
“God protect the king”
Zarek is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “God protect the king.”
Original GreekΖάρεκ
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “God protect the king.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zarek through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,113
- 1,113 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 85 babies
- 2025
- 85
- #1,866 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +34%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 85 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,866 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 34.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 857 as a first name in 2020; 346 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.
Zarek’s family of names
Zarek has a related form in Zaarek. Zarek has a related form in Zareck. Zarek has a related form in Zareke.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Zarek
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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