Narek

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Armenian

Meaning

Narek, or Nareg in Western Armenian, is an Armenian masculine given name, derived from the name of the village of Narek, where the famous 10th-century Armenian monk and poet Gregory of Narek lived and wrote his Book of Lamentations, commonly known as Narek.

From Wikipedia

Narek first appears in the data in 1990 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 42 babies (rank #2,951 that year). In 2024 it was given to 25 boys (rank #4,274). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Narek

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Narek yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

645
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
42
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19908#6,235
199111#4,998
199213#4,500
19937#7,370
19955#9,850
19966#8,666
199711#5,545
19989#6,675
19999#6,930
200015#4,973
200118#4,417
200215#5,066
200314#5,465
200415#5,414
200518#4,768
200615#5,709
200716#5,610
200822#4,493
200926#4,001
201023#4,327
201122#4,458
201223#4,346
201316#5,564
201420#4,812
201526#4,043
201623#4,425
201729#3,742
201821#4,694
201929#3,773
202025#4,109
202142#2,951
202236#3,319
202332#3,596
202425#4,274