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Origin & history of Darek1
ModernAmerican / Multicultural roots
Darek comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Slavic variant of Derek; ruler of the people..
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How popular is Darek?
1973
peak year
Darek first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1957. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1973, 53 babies received the name (ranked #1127). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #5366), with roughly 22 babies named Darek each year. Darek has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 1,534 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
53
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,127)
(ranked #1,127)
22
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
220
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,534
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Darek3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
D4
A1
R9
E5
K2
Sum: 21 → Life path 3
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Personality of Darek✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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