Meaning
Linked to Mars through Latin Marcus
The Polish personal-name entry derives Marek from Marcus; the Latin Marcus entry connects it with Mars. This is a name-family association, not a literal claim that every bearer is warlike.
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Marek
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Origin
Czech, Polish and Slovak given-name traditions from Latin Marcus
All three native sections document personal-name use from Latin. The Polish section explicitly traces Marcus with influence from -ek; that specific formation detail is not assigned to every language.
English pronunciation
Not yet published for this spelling.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Boys | 13 · preliminary | 1642 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2025 | Boys | 10 (rounded to 5) | 2583 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Boys | 8 | 2664 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2015 | Boys | 3 | 686 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2021 | Boys | 3 | 755 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2007 | Girls | 5 | 17636 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 50 | 2604 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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Language of use: Czech
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The exact Czech section documents a male given name. Language usage is distinct from exclusive ancestry or country popularity. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Language of use: Estonian
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Exact Estonian section records personal-name use and borrowing from Czech and Polish. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Marek&oldid=91020064. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the relevant personal-name sections and retained language qualifiers; native IPA is not an English pronunciation. No audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Language of use: Polish
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The exact Polish section documents a male given name. Language usage is distinct from exclusive ancestry or country popularity. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Language of use: Slovak
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The exact Slovak section documents a male given name. Language usage is distinct from exclusive ancestry or country popularity. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Meaning: Linked to Mars through Latin Marcus
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The Polish personal-name entry derives Marek from Marcus; the Latin Marcus entry connects it with Mars. This is a name-family association, not a literal claim that every bearer is warlike. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Pronunciation in the source language: Czech: [ˈmarɛk]
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Native Czech personal-name transcription. This is not an English pronunciation guide; the existing Polish reading is retained separately. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Pronunciation in the source language: Estonian: /ˈmɑrek/
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Exact Estonian given-name reading, separate from published Polish, Czech and Slovak readings. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Marek&oldid=91020064. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the relevant personal-name sections and retained language qualifiers; native IPA is not an English pronunciation. No audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Pronunciation in the source language: Polish: /ˈma.rɛk/
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Directly documented Polish given-name reading. This is not an English guide; regional and personal readings may differ.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Pronunciation in the source language: Slovak: /marek/, [ˈmarek]
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Native Slovak personal-name transcription. This is not an English pronunciation guide. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Nickname: Majko
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Explicit diminutive in the Slovak personal-name section. This is a documented language-specific option, not a nickname assigned to every bearer. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Nickname: Majo
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Explicit Slovak hypocoristic in the personal-name section; not an English nickname assertion. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Marek&oldid=91020064. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the relevant personal-name sections and retained language qualifiers; native IPA is not an English pronunciation. No audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Nickname: Mareczek
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Explicit diminutive in the Polish given-name entry. A family may use Marek independently or prefer other short forms.
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Nickname: Maroš
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Explicit Slovak hypocoristic in the personal-name section; not an English nickname assertion. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Marek&oldid=91020064. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the relevant personal-name sections and retained language qualifiers; native IPA is not an English pronunciation. No audio reused.
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Nickname: Maroško
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Explicit diminutive in the Slovak personal-name section. This is a documented language-specific option, not a nickname assigned to every bearer. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Origin: Czech, Polish and Slovak given-name traditions from Latin Marcus
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All three native sections document personal-name use from Latin. The Polish section explicitly traces Marcus with influence from -ek; that specific formation detail is not assigned to every language. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Related name: Mark
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English equivalent explicitly recorded in the Polish given-name entry. This does not merge their statistics or preferred pronunciations.
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Spelling variant: Markus
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The Estonian personal-name etymology explicitly calls Marek a variant of Markus. This relationship is scoped to that tradition, not a universal interchangeable spelling. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Marek&oldid=91020064. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the relevant personal-name sections and retained language qualifiers; native IPA is not an English pronunciation. No audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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(C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
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U.S. Social Security Administration
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Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.