Marek
Meaning and origin
We don't have a sourced origin for Marek yet, and we would rather show nothing than guess.
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 428 |
| 2000 | 431 |
| 2001 | 435 |
| 2002 | 444 |
| 2003 | 456 |
| 2004 | 468 |
| 2005 | 497 |
| 2006 | 582 |
| 2007 | 671 |
| 2008 | 749 |
| 2009 | 798 |
| 2010 | 829 |
| 2011 | 869 |
| 2012 | 915 |
| 2013 | 942 |
| 2014 | 1,005 |
| 2015 | 1,061 |
| 2016 | 1,116 |
| 2017 | 1,169 |
| 2018 | 1,184 |
| 2019 | 1,204 |
| 2020 | 1,201 |
Marek in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Marek.Hi! My name is Marek.
- Marek bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Marek lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Jag ska fika med Marek i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Marek this afternoon.
- Mareks mamma är lärare.Marek's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Mareks mamma is Marek's mum.
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Questions about Marek
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How popular is Marek in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Marek in 2022. In 2020, 1,201 people in Sweden had Marek as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.