Radek

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 6 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Radek is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Croatian given name1.9K records spelled Radek8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Croatia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Spain

  Languages: Croatian, Bulgarian, Slovenian

  Also written Радек

• a separate given name883 records spelled Radek3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India

  Also written Rádek, Řádek

• Portuguese given name487 records spelled Radek2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Brazil, United Kingdom, Netherlands

  Also written Řádek

• Russian given name125 records spelled Radek7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, Ukraine, Türkiye, United States

  Languages: Russian, Uzbek, Ukrainian

  Also written Радек, Радэк

39 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Radek is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Czech: pet form (with the diminutive suffix - ek ) derived from a short form of any of the various Slavonic compound names containing the element rad glad, as for example Radimír (see RADZIMIERZ ) and Radoslav (see RADOS AW ). Variants: Radík, Radko, Rado , Radan, Rade ek, Radou ek .

  as a word

• In Polish, a diminutive of the male given name Radosław

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

SE SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) — 22 years between 1999–2020. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Radek Drulákb. 1962CZCzech footballer
• Radek Ťoupalb. 1966CZCzech ice hockey player
• Radek Bejblb. 1972CZCzech soccer player and soccer representant
• Radek Černýb. 1974CZCzech footballer
• Radek Baborákb. 1976CZCzech hornist
• Radek Dvořákb. 1977CZCzech ice hockey player
• Radek Boháčb. 1977CZCzech curler and coach
• Radek Štěpánekb. 1978CZCzech tennis player
• Radek Šírlb. 1981CZCzech soccer player and agent
• Radek Juškab. 1993CZCzech long jumper

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 112 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Radek?

We estimate roughly 118 thousand people bear Radek (counting its spellings and scripts) across 8 countries in our records.

In which country does Radek have the most bearers?

We estimate about 117 thousand people bear Radek in the Czechia, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled radek.

Where is Radek most common?

Radek is densest in the Czechia, where the national register counts about 1 in 91 people carrying it.

How common is Radek compared with other names?

In the Czechia, Radek is the 46th most common given name of 28,899 given names recorded there.

Is Radek a male or female name?

Radek is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Radek mean?

Recorded meaning: männl. Vom., Kurzform von slawi­ schen Namen, die mit »Rad-« beginnen (z.