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Erek

100% boys · last recorded 2024

Erek has been given to about 671 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 614
Median age today36 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Erek per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1990 · 30
  • Born in 20250
  • All time671

How popular is Erek?

Its best year was 1990, when 30 babies were given the name, ranking 2330th. The typical living American called Erek is about 36 years old today.

Names that sound like Erek

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Derek0.85
  2. Erik0.68
  3. Erick0.65
  4. Eric0.59
  5. Efren0.60
  6. Alek0.55
  7. Ernest0.53
  8. Eden0.53

Middle names for Erek

Ranked by flow score
  1. Erek Paul0.77
  2. Erek John0.77
  3. Erek Blake0.76
  4. Erek Wade0.76
  5. Erek Ross0.76
  6. Erek Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Erek

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.76
  2. Marisolsister · 0.74
  3. Kareembrother · 0.72
  4. Alvarobrother · 0.72
  5. Aronbrother · 0.71
  6. Meredithsister · 0.70

Where Erek is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Erek Anderson0.77
    2. Erek White0.72
    3. Erek Nguyen0.72
    4. Erek Moore0.72
    5. Erek Hill0.72
    6. Erek Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Erek

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.