The baby name Spek is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /spɛk/ (rhymes with 'peck').
The baby name Spek is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /spɛk/ (rhymes with 'peck').
Spek is Dutch, German in Origin.
Spek is a rare given name from Dutch and Low German, where spek means "bacon, cured pork fat." The word served as a nickname and then an occupational or descriptive surname for a butcher or a stout, well-fed person. Some modern bearers read the meaning more broadly as signaling abundance and warmth, while favoring the name's crisp, minimalist sound.
Found chiefly as a surname in the Netherlands, Flanders, and Afrikaans-speaking South Africa, Spek is attested since the medieval period, including in compound forms like Van der Spek. As a first name, it emerges in the late 20th-21st centuries, remains rare, and is used for any gender. Variants include Speck (German/English) and Špek (Central and South Slavic). Usage clusters in Dutch-influenced communities but appears occasionally in wider Anglophone settings.
Spek is seldom given. We have only 27 recorded uses of it on record, from 11 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,099 | 13 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Spek is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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