Arek is a rare variant of Aric that peaked in 2003 and has grown less common since.
Arek is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,791 for boy births in the United States (and #20,220 across all names), given to 7 babies. Arek was first reported in SSA data in 1971 and peaked in 2003 (21 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #9,791 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | #9,982 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | #6,916 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | #6,858 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | #7,633 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #6,652 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #7,696 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #9,748 |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 | #5,335 |
| 2015 | 14 | 14 | #6,014 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | #6,660 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | #8,159 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #9,784 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | #8,861 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #11,154 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | #5,924 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #6,484 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | #7,145 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #8,991 |
| 2003 | 21 | 21 | #3,987 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #7,695 |
| 2001 | 14 | 14 | #5,158 |
| 2000 | 16 | 16 | #4,592 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #7,191 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #6,887 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | #4,980 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #7,180 |
| 1995 | 13 | — | #4,523 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #7,840 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #5,028 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #6,166 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #7,329 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #6,449 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #5,662 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #4,995 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #6,589 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #6,371 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #6,301 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #6,431 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #4,410 |