Tarek
Tarek was the 4687th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 1303rd; the most babies were born in 1996 (64). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,012 places. More babies were named Tarek in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,687 boys, down 1,206 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199664 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,278babies recorded
Tarek popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,687 | 22 |
| 2020 | #3,481 | 32 |
| 2010 | #3,297 | 34 |
| 2000 | #2,127 | 48 |
| 1990 | #1,776 | 45 |
| 1980 | #1,650 | 36 |
| 1970 | #2,204 | 18 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tarek, counting every spelling?
Tarek is the most common spelling of a name family that had 28 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 28 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarek | 22 | #4,687 | 153 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tarek?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tarek (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tarek born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tarek.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tarek?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Tarek are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 16 and 39. That makes Tarek mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tarek by state
How common Tarek was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tarek: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tarek, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tarek
How popular is the name Tarek?
Tarek was the 4687th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 1303rd; the most babies were born in 1996 (64). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,012 places. More babies were named Tarek in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Tarek a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Tarek in the US.
Where is Tarek most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tarek was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and Florida.