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Tarek

Boy

Meaning of Tarek: Arabic: 'morning star'

Tarek is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4502nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4502

22 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,278

First recorded 1962 · peak 1996

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 28 babies1982: 34 babies1983: 20 babies1984: 40 babies1985: 55 babies1986: 37 babies1987: 43 babies1988: 44 babies1989: 46 babies1990: 45 babies19901991: 58 babies1992: 62 babies1993: 60 babies1994: 46 babies1995: 52 babies1996: 64 babies1997: 57 babies1998: 59 babies1999: 50 babies2000: 48 babies20002001: 46 babies2002: 57 babies2003: 44 babies2004: 40 babies2005: 45 babies2006: 45 babies2007: 33 babies2008: 42 babies2009: 44 babies2010: 34 babies20102011: 30 babies2012: 35 babies2013: 38 babies2014: 35 babies2015: 46 babies2016: 48 babies2017: 56 babies2018: 45 babies2019: 28 babies2020: 32 babies20202021: 33 babies2022: 35 babies2023: 37 babies2024: 26 babies2025: 22 babies
US babies named Tarek per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 64.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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