Jarek
Just 152 Polish men carry it, and none have been given it in years: most Poles have never met a Jarek. It's the everyday short form of Jarosław, from a Slavic root meaning fierce, energetic glory.
Jarek Pronunciation
Jarek is pronounced YAH-rek (/ˈjarɛk/).
What Jarek means
Where Jarek comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Jarek is a short form of Jarosław, a name with deep Slavic roots. It joins two old elements. Jaro spoke of a fierce, energetic strength. Sław meant glory and renown. Read together, they give the sense of strong, bright glory.
The full name travels under more than one spelling. Yaroslaw carries it into other Slavic languages, and Jarosław anchors it in Polish. A daughter might wear Jarosława, the feminine form. Jaro shortens it again. Jarek keeps the old meaning and drops the ceremony.
In a Polish class register, Jarek is what the teacher reads aloud, while the birth certificate holds Jarosław for official days. The name a boy answers to still traces back to jaro, the old word for fierce and energetic.
How many people are named Jarek
1 in 140435 men in Poland is named Jarek. 152 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2634 among male names.
Jarek as a middle name
Jarek is a first name for 152 men in Poland and a middle name for another 96, a 61/39 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 729th, between Dan (96) and Martín (96).
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#727 Zvi97
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#728 Dan96
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#729 Jarek96
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#730 Martín96
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#731 Eren95