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Tarik

Boy

Meaning of Tarik: Arabic: 'morning star'

Tarik 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 — 3209th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2443rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3209

36 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2443

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,192

First recorded 1958 · peak 1996

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 73 babies1982: 68 babies1983: 69 babies1984: 60 babies1985: 62 babies1986: 54 babies1987: 60 babies1988: 55 babies1989: 67 babies1990: 86 babies19901991: 93 babies1992: 92 babies1993: 135 babies1994: 113 babies1995: 98 babies1996: 164 babies1997: 150 babies1998: 141 babies1999: 127 babies2000: 94 babies20002001: 79 babies2002: 66 babies2003: 73 babies2004: 76 babies2005: 80 babies2006: 86 babies2007: 72 babies2008: 65 babies2009: 52 babies2010: 46 babies20102011: 51 babies2012: 51 babies2013: 45 babies2014: 52 babies2015: 51 babies2016: 52 babies2017: 65 babies2018: 32 babies2019: 53 babies2020: 37 babies20202021: 45 babies2022: 35 babies2023: 36 babies2024: 35 babies2025: 36 babies
US babies named Tarik per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 164.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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