boy's name

Merek

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 409

Merek is a boy's name. In 2022 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2014, when 27 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1987.

Merek over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

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Births named Merek by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 5
1990s 21
2000s 153
2010s 166
2020s (to 2022) 23

How popular is Merek?

In 2022, Merek was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Merek is used

Canada #2,220 7 in 2016
United States #12,409 5 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Merek

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Merek also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Merek over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Merek

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Merek — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Merek

How popular is the name Merek?

In 2022, Merek was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Merek a girl's or a boy's name?

Merek is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Merek most popular?

Merek peaked in 2014, when 27 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.