Meaning and history
Jarek is a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element jarŭ, meaning “fierce” or “energetic,” such as Jarosław or Jaroslav, and it is sometimes used on its own.
20062006: 45 births, rank #2,621
2007: 52 births, rank #2,442
2008: 36 births, rank #3,165
2009: 53 births, rank #2,401
2010: 41 births, rank #2,874
20112011: 46 births, rank #2,626
2012: 59 births, rank #2,209
2013: 34 births, rank #3,189
2014: 44 births, rank #2,705
2015: 25 births, rank #4,080
20162016: 17 births, rank #5,318
2017: 23 births, rank #4,331
2018: 24 births, rank #4,226
2019: 14 births, rank #6,104
2020: 9 births, rank #8,067
20212021: 10 births, rank #7,587
2022: 8 births, rank #8,990
2023: 15 births, rank #5,927
2024: 22 births, rank #4,571
20252025: 21 births, rank #4,707
In 2025, 21 babies were recorded with the name Jarek, ranking #4,707 among boys.