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Tariq

Boy

Meaning of Tariq: Arabic: 'one who knocks at the door'

Tariq 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 — 1588th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1000th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1588

107 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1000

30 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,885

First recorded 1963 · peak 1998

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 78 babies1982: 61 babies1983: 59 babies1984: 56 babies1985: 65 babies1986: 53 babies1987: 63 babies1988: 54 babies1989: 87 babies1990: 96 babies19901991: 130 babies1992: 132 babies1993: 140 babies1994: 138 babies1995: 137 babies1996: 180 babies1997: 213 babies1998: 521 babies1999: 335 babies2000: 281 babies20002001: 261 babies2002: 236 babies2003: 225 babies2004: 201 babies2005: 172 babies2006: 174 babies2007: 145 babies2008: 117 babies2009: 115 babies2010: 111 babies20102011: 107 babies2012: 115 babies2013: 109 babies2014: 92 babies2015: 94 babies2016: 125 babies2017: 141 babies2018: 148 babies2019: 119 babies2020: 135 babies20202021: 135 babies2022: 138 babies2023: 146 babies2024: 133 babies2025: 107 babies
US babies named Tariq per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 521.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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