Darek

Where Darek comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Darek.

  • Germanic
Darek through the years
  1. 1957
    First appearance
    #3,552 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1973
    Peak, #1,123
    53 babies named Darek, the most in any year.
  3. 1975
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,205.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Derek.
Namesakes

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